- Christophe Caze
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Christophe Caze Born October 22, 1969 Died March 29, 1996 Detained at Guantanamo Bay camp Christophe Caze (October 22, 1969 – March 29, 1996), a former medical student in France, was one of France's foremost terrorists.
He traveled to Bosnia in 1992 to practise medicine, and worked in a Zenica hospital.[1]
Returning to France, he led a group of mostly Algerian terrorists, based in Roubaix, France on a spree of robbing banks, armoured cars and shops - before they were raided at their apartment after police discovered a bomb inside a Peugeot three blocks from the 1996 G7 meeting. Although Caze escaped the initial raid, he was shot trying to ram a police checkpoint the following day, in Belgium.
His address book was found to contain the contact information for Fateh Kamel, an Algerian living in Canada suspected of militant ties.[2]
See also
- Abu Hamza al-Masri (religious guide of Christophe Caze[3])
References
- ^ Kohlmann, Evan. "Al-Qaida's Jihad in Europe", p. 189
- ^ Deliso, Christopher. "The Coming Balkan Caliphate", p. 11
- ^ (French) [1]
External links
- (English) "Profile: Roubaix gang"
- (French) "Christophe Caze: de l’islamisme radical au grand banditisme" (+ Photo)
- (French) "Gang de Roubaix : liste des membres"
- (French) "L'intervention contre les fanatiques de Roubaix" (1996)
- (French) [2]
Categories:- French Muslims
- Converts to Islam
- 1969 births
- 1996 deaths
- Crime biography stubs
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