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Kamikaze attacks new details: Arrest of April 11 attacks five candidates

Monday Apr 30 2007.

Security services ongoing investigations on April 11 attacks led to the arrest of a candidate to undertake the kamikaze attacks. The concerned person is 20-year old, called Mustapha and originated from southern Algiers, he has revealed that he has prepared with four other people the attacks .

Sources revealed that the security services are inquiring about the young and referred his case to Sidi Mhamed court examining magistrate who remanded him under custody to be tried at the criminal court.

Sources made clear that Mustapha has been arrested the day after April 11 explosions at one of his relatives home in Borj El Kiffan East of Algiers after the testimony of other relatives he used to meet with from time to time to watch video recordings on explosive attacks in Iraq.

Sources made clear that Mustapha has established contacts with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat -GSPC- during which he requested himself to undertake the kamikaze attacks, but the terrorist organization informed him that it had already recruited people to do that business, namely Zoubir Abu Sadjada and Abu Dajana.

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