- Brandbergen Mosque
The Brandbergen Mosque, officially the Islamic Association in Brandbergen ( _sv. Muslimska Församlingen i Brandbergen) is a
mosque located inBrandbergen ,Haninge Municipality , south ofStockholm ,Sweden .The Brandbergen Mosque has been described by the
FBI terrorism consultantEvan Kohlmann as a propaganda central for theArmed Islamic Group (GIA). According to Kohlmann, people connected to the mosque also participated in the financing of GIA:s bombing campaign in France in 1995.cite news|first=Claes|last=Petersson|title=Terrorbas i Sverige|url=http://aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,672257,00.html|publisher=Aftonbladet |language=Swedish|date=2005-07-13|accessdate=2007-03-03]In
2004 an Arabic-langugage manual, which carried the logo and address of the Brandbergen Mosque, was spread on the internet. The manual described the construction of simplechemical weapons , including how to build a chemical munition from an ordinary artillery round. [ [http://www.globalterroralert.com/chemicalround.pdf Slide 1 ] ]On
December 7 ,2006 , the Swedish citizenMohamed Moumou , who is described by theUnited States Department of the Treasury as an "uncontested leader of an extremist group centered around the Brandbergen Mosque in Stockholm", was put on theUnited Nations Security Council Committee 1267 list of foreign terrorists.cite press release|url=http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp191.htm|title=Treasury Designations Target Terrorist Facilitators|publisher=United States Department of the Treasury |date=2006 -12-07]In November 2006 the Islamic Association got permission to build a Muslim Cultural Center next to the city center. The cultural center will include an assembly hall, library, restaurant, gyms and baths. [ [http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/isidorpub/printerFriendlyArticle.asp?artikel=1019563&ProgramID=103] Sveriges Radio] It is meant to serve as a meeting place for the area's Muslims, as well as other residents. [ [http://www.haninge.se/templates/Page.asp?id=14233] Haninge Municipality building plans]
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