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.
UPDATE: Algiers, 30 April (AKI) - Algerian police have arrested five would-be suicide bombers, the local El Khabar daily reported Monday. The five are reportedly believed to have links with militants who carried out car bomb attacks on 11 April against the interior ministry and a police station in Algiers which left 30 dead. One of those arrested has confessed he was planning suicide attacks in the capital, El Khabar quoted police as saying.
| That'd be our friend Mustapha. Looks like they got the four dudes he was training with. |