Karim El Mejjati

Karim El Mejjati

Karim El Mejjati (1967-2005) was an al-Qaeda operative who became wanted in several countries before he was killed (with 14 others) in Ar Rass, Saudi Arabia in April 2005. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/01/AR2005050100947.html Odyssey of an Al Qaeda Operative] , "Washington Post Foreign Service", 2 May 2005] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/arabic/world_news/newsid_3584000/3584667.stm Spain issues warrants for 5 in relation to the Madrid bombings] , BBC Arabic, 31 March 2004] El-Mejjati was one of two new additions to the United States FBI Seeking Information - War on Terrorism list, introduced by October 8, 2003. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20031008111916/http://www.fbi.gov/terrorinfo/terrorismsi.htm FBI Seeking Information - War on Terrorism Archive] , Internet Archive Wayback Machine, October 8, 2003] He was being sought for questioning in connection with possible threats against the United States. The FBI statement said that he had a passport which was issued in France, and his last known entry into the United States occurred between 1997 and 1999. His aliases included Bashir Al-Maghribi and Abu Ilyas. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20031008073813/www.fbi.gov/terrorinfo/mejjati.htm FBI Seeking Information alert] , Internet Archive Wayback Machine, October 8, 2003] He was removed from the FBI list before 2006. He was also wanted in Saudi Arabia (see al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) and in Spain.c]

Al-Mejjati was born 30 October 1967 in Morocco. According to the Saudis his real name was Abdul-Karim al-Mejjati (lang-ar
عبد الكريم المجاطي).

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