Djamel Zitouni
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Abou Abderahmane Amine, born Djamel Zitouni (January 5, 1964, Les Eucalyptus
, Algiers Province – July 16, 1996), was the leader of the Algeria
n Armed Islamic Group
(1994–1996), a terrorist group responsible for carrying out a series of bombings in France in 1995
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He was killed by a rival faction on July 16, 1996.
Les Eucalyptus
Les harach is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria....
, Algiers Province – July 16, 1996), was the leader of the Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n Armed Islamic Group
Armed Islamic Group
The Armed Islamic Group is an Islamist organisation that wants to overthrow the Algerian government and replace it with an Islamic state...
(1994–1996), a terrorist group responsible for carrying out a series of bombings in France in 1995
1995 bombings in France
The 1995 bombings in France were carried out by the Armed Islamic Group , who were broadening the Algerian Civil War to France. In total, these attacks killed eight and injured more than 100...
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He was killed by a rival faction on July 16, 1996.
External links
- Profile Biographical notes about Djamel Zitouni, L'ExpressL'Express (France)L'Express is a French weekly news magazine. When founded in 1953 during the First Indochina War, it was modelled on the US magazine TIME.-History:...
, 30 May 1996