Kamel Daoudi
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Kamel Daoudi born was an French
-Algerian
convicted to blow up a US embassy in Paris
on June 2002 and later Daoudi was deported from London, UK by the UK Border Agency
. He pled guilty in a French court after his deportation and was sentenced to 9 years in jail.
a long time ago. In 1979 all the family emigrated from Algeria
to France
to have a better life. Daoudi grew up in a middle class suburb apartment of Paris
and was considered a good student in school. After the end of 1992, when the civil war erupted out in Algeria
, Daoudi began to help the French government because France
did everything possible to ensure that Algeria would not be a full Islamic country.
In the early 90s, Daoudi’s family suffered also from decline in its income returns and was forced to move to a lower class suburbs which made him very bitter about the French society. He joined the Takfir wal-hijra
group led by Algerian
Jamel Beghal. Later, Daoudi graduated in Paris, France as a computer engineer and a computer expert and ran a French government-subsidized computer internet cafe in a Paris suburb.
In 2000 and 2001, Daoudi went through training in Al Qaeda’s training camps in Afghanistan
and was qualified in handling explosives to bomb.
, after he was deported from London
, where he was detained, on September 25, 2001, following the arrest of Brahim Benmerzouga and Baghdad Meziane. According to the indictment, he used the internet café in Paris
to communicate with Al Qaeda and was supposed to assemble the car bomb for the US embassy attack
.
Daoudi’s trial, alongside 5 more defendants in the US Paris Embassy case
, began on January 4, 2005 in Paris, France. On March 15, 2005 Daoudi was convicted on all charges against him in a Paris court and was sentenced to 9 years in jail.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
-Algerian
Algerian
Algerian may refer to:* Something of, or related to Algeria* A person or people from Algeria, or of Algerian descent. For information about the Algerian people, see Demographics of Algeria and Culture of Algeria. For specific Algerians, see List of Algerians....
convicted to blow up a US embassy in Paris
Paris embassy attack plot
In 2001, a suspected terrorist plot from Al-Qaida to destroy the United States embassy in Paris, France, as well as a munitions depot in Belgium was uncovered and stopped. The NATO headquarters in Brussels was also possibly targeted....
on June 2002 and later Daoudi was deported from London, UK by the UK Border Agency
UK Border Agency
The UK Border Agency is the border control body of the United Kingdom government and part of the Home Office. It was formed on 1 April 2008 by a merger of the Border and Immigration Agency , UKvisas and the Detection functions of HM Revenue and Customs...
. He pled guilty in a French court after his deportation and was sentenced to 9 years in jail.
Life
His father worked in FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
a long time ago. In 1979 all the family emigrated from 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...
to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to have a better life. Daoudi grew up in a middle class suburb apartment of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and was considered a good student in school. After the end of 1992, when the civil war erupted out in 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...
, Daoudi began to help the French government because France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
did everything possible to ensure that Algeria would not be a full Islamic country.
In the early 90s, Daoudi’s family suffered also from decline in its income returns and was forced to move to a lower class suburbs which made him very bitter about the French society. He joined the Takfir wal-hijra
Takfir wal-Hijra
Jama'at al-Muslimin , popularly known as Takfir wal-Hijra , was a radical Islamist group led by Shukri Mustafa, which emerged in Egypt in the 1960s as an offshoot of Muslim Brotherhood, inspired by Sayyid Qutb.The group was...
group led by Algerian
Algerian
Algerian may refer to:* Something of, or related to Algeria* A person or people from Algeria, or of Algerian descent. For information about the Algerian people, see Demographics of Algeria and Culture of Algeria. For specific Algerians, see List of Algerians....
Jamel Beghal. Later, Daoudi graduated in Paris, France as a computer engineer and a computer expert and ran a French government-subsidized computer internet cafe in a Paris suburb.
In 2000 and 2001, Daoudi went through training in Al Qaeda’s training camps in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
and was qualified in handling explosives to bomb.
Arrest and Trial
Daoudi was arrested on September 29, 2001 by the British police in connection with the US Paris Embassy plotParis embassy attack plot
In 2001, a suspected terrorist plot from Al-Qaida to destroy the United States embassy in Paris, France, as well as a munitions depot in Belgium was uncovered and stopped. The NATO headquarters in Brussels was also possibly targeted....
, after he was deported from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, where he was detained, on September 25, 2001, following the arrest of Brahim Benmerzouga and Baghdad Meziane. According to the indictment, he used the internet café in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
to communicate with Al Qaeda and was supposed to assemble the car bomb for the US embassy attack
Paris embassy attack plot
In 2001, a suspected terrorist plot from Al-Qaida to destroy the United States embassy in Paris, France, as well as a munitions depot in Belgium was uncovered and stopped. The NATO headquarters in Brussels was also possibly targeted....
.
Daoudi’s trial, alongside 5 more defendants in the US Paris Embassy case
Paris embassy attack plot
In 2001, a suspected terrorist plot from Al-Qaida to destroy the United States embassy in Paris, France, as well as a munitions depot in Belgium was uncovered and stopped. The NATO headquarters in Brussels was also possibly targeted....
, began on January 4, 2005 in Paris, France. On March 15, 2005 Daoudi was convicted on all charges against him in a Paris court and was sentenced to 9 years in jail.