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Young French jihadists trained in camps with the Kashmir terrorists

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Dated 9/8/2005

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Young European islamists accomodated in Pakistan by terrorist organizations before returning, duly embrigad

Three members of terrorist networks condemned in France had been dispatched towards the Indian sub-continent

Challenged on June 15, 2002, Hassan el-Cheguer and Hakim Mokhfi, 31 years, were put in examination in the investigation into the network of support for Richard Reid, the British who wanted to explode in flight Paris-Miami in December 2001. They were condemned on last 16 June to four years of prison, including one with deferment. The investigation recalled the Pakistani course of these islamists engaged since the Nineties. They come into contact during 2001 with a Pakistani islamist installed to Paris, Ghulam Rama. This last assistance to gain Pakistan, via London, before leading them to Lahore in an office of recruitment of Lashkar-e-Taiba. They accomplish a long voyage before joining a camp in full mountain of the Pakistani Cashmere. According to services' of information, one would train there in particular kamikazes. On the spot, the young French find militants Pakistani like foreigners. They are devoted to meetings of shootings to the light weapon and sports activities.


A few days after September 11, 2001, the two men set out again for Europe. Placed on phone-tappings, Hassan el-Cheguer entrusts to a young woman, May 4, 2002, which he wants to make "something of large for adding Islam ": "I cannot t'en speak on the telephone, it is hot." Questioned after his interpellation, a few weeks later, the man affirms that he wanted only to impress his interlocutress.


In September 2001, Lashkar-e-Taiba recruits a third French, Willy Brigitte. It joined a camp of the area of Faisalabad where it is exerted, at the sides from abroad of which British and Americans of Pakistani origin, with the handling of the weapons and explosives. With its return in France, in March 2002, it con?e with one of his/her "brothers" islamists whom he returned to contact of other djihadists. In 2003, a British person in charge for the Let sends it in Australia, the ticket being offered him by Pakistani installed in Paris area. Challenged in Australia on October 9, 2003, Willy Brigitte is expelled towards France before being put in examination and is

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