Naamen Meziche

Naamen Meziche
Nationality French[1]
Ethnicity Algerian[1]
Organization Al-Qaeda

Naamen Meziche is a French national of Algerian origin.[1] According to Pakistani intelligence, he is a leader of Al-Qaeda and is believed to have links with militant groups based in Europe. According to media reports he is suspected to have played a role in the 9/11 attacks.[1]

Pakistani sources say that Meziche had worked closely with Younis al-Mauritani, an Al-Qaeda leader who was responsible for international operations.[1]

Capture

Pakistan officials captured Naamen Meziche in a raid near the border with Iran sometime in the middle of June 2012.[2]

Meziche was extradited to France in October 2013.[3]

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