Ramzi Yousef
Ramzi Yousef (b. 1968) was involved in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Background
He comes from a Baluch Pakistani family, though grew up in Kuwait.[1] Yousef was studied electrical engineering in Wales, and learned advanced English.[1]
Aliases
Aliases used by Yousef include Ali Khan, which he used at the time of his arrest.[2] On the night of the 1993 bombing, Yousef travelled back to Pakistan using the name Abdul Basit Mahmud Abdul Karim.[2] In the Philippines, Yousef rented an apartment under the name Naji Haddad.[3]
Terrorist activities
Yousef was involved in:
- Plot to assassinate Pakistani prime minister, Benazir Bhutto.[1]
- Plot to kill Pope John Paul II in the Philippines in 1995.[3]
- Bojinka plot
- Planted a bomb on a Manila-Toyko flight, which exploded and killed one person; the flight was able to land in Okinawa.[3]
Arrest
Yousef was arrested on February 9, 1995 in a residential area of Islamabad in Pakistan.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bergen, Peter L. (2001). Holy War Inc.. Simon & Schuster, p. 36.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Duffy, Brian (February 20, 1995). "The Long Arm of the Law", U.S. News & World Report.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Police Chief: Yousef Planted Bomb That Killed Japanese", The Associated Press (February 13, 1995).
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