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NEWS ABOUT: Bilal Abdullah

Bilal Abdullah stories: 5 news summaries

Bungled Europe Bombings Linked to Iraq Al-Qaeda

First attack by Iraqi group outside Mideast

Dec 14, 07 3:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Terrorist plotters behind bungled bombings in London and Glasgow six months ago have been linked to an al-Qaeda group in Iraq. The bombings are the first attacks attempted by the group Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia outside the Mideast, reports the New York Times. The plotters drove a vehicle packed with gas... More »

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Bilal Abdullah • Glasgow airport attack • terrorist • Kafeel Ahmed • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • Hizb ut Tahrir • Wahhabism • al-Qaeda in Iraq

Glasgow Bomb Suspect Dies in Hospital

Brother of alleged attacker faces
charges in botched airport attack

Aug 2, 07 8:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A man who cops say crashed a Jeep full of explosives into a Glasgow airport a month ago has died of his injuries, the AP reports. Kafeel Ahmed suffered critical burns during the attack and died without emerging from a subsequent coma at a local hospital. Police say he attacked... More »

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terrorism • Scotland • Glasgow Airport • British terror attacks • Bilal Abdullah • Mohammed Jamil Asha • Mohamed Haneef • terrorist • Kafeel Ahmed • Sabeel Ahmed • Britain

Two More Docs Charged in UK Bomb Plot

Australia, Britain formally launch terrorism-related cases

Jul 14, 07 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two more Indian-born doctors have been formally charged with contributing to last month's UK car-bomb plot. A doctor living in Australia appeared in a Brisbane court today, accused of providing “reckless” support to the suspected terrorists, hours before British police charged a Liverpool resident with failing to alert authorities... More »

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British terror attacks • Bilal Abdullah • terrorist doctors • London car bombs • Glasgow airport attack • Australian Federal Police • Mohammed Haneef • Britain

UK Charges 1st Bomb-Plot Suspect

Iraqi-trained doctor appears in court
at Old Bailey, does not seek bail

Jul 7, 07 4:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The first of the eight suspects in the failed car-bomb attacks on Glasgow and London appeared in court today to answer to a charge of conspiracy to cause explosions. Bilal Abdullah, 27, a native of Britain who trained as a doctor in Iraq, confirmed his name and address but otherwise... More »

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United Kingdom • Bilal Abdullah • London car bombs • Glasgow airport attack • Khalil Ahmed • Kaleef Ahmed

British Terror Suspect Has Long History of Angry Islamism

Friends say war in Iraq fueled doctor's anger

Jul 5, 07 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bilal Abdullah, a young Iraqi doctor who is one of the chief suspects in last week's terror attacks in Britain, was a militant Islamist as far back as medical school in Baghdad and while studying for British exams in Cambridge, friends say. Abdullah would cheer at reports of insurgent attacks... More »

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terrorism • British terror attacks • Bilal Abdullah • Iraq war

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