London Internet whiz was vital militant link: FBI

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London Internet whiz was vital militant link: FBI 


By Reuters
http://www.news.com/London-Internet-whiz-was-vital-militant-link-FBI/2100-73
49_3-6210854.html 

Story last modified Sat Sep 29 16:00:16 PDT 2007 

A London student known online as "Irhabi 007" served as a vital
communications link in three militant plots that had once appeared
unrelated, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Friday. 

Mueller disclosed details of the student's role as a way, he said, of
illustrating the importance of the Internet as a communications channel in
modern terrorism and the challenges authorities face in tracking down
militants. 

"The threat exists not only in the mountains of Pakistan, but also in the
shadows of the Internet," Mueller told the Council on Foreign Relations in a
speech. 

The Moroccan-born student's real name was Younes Tsouli and his nickname
translates as "Terrorist 007." He was 22 years old when he was arrested in
London in October 2005. 

Said by prosecutors to have close ties to al Qaeda, Tsouli pleaded guilty in
July to inciting terrorism on the Internet and was sentenced to 10 years in
prison. 

Tsouli's computer revealed he communicated extensively with two students
from Atlanta accused of supporting terrorism by filming potential targets
such as the U.S. Capitol and participating in "terrorist training" or
"terrorism-related activities" in South Asia, Mueller said. 

Tsouli also was in "steady communication" with accused plotters in a case
involving a Swedish national and Danish man arrested in Bosnia on suspicion
of preparing to bomb targets in Europe, Mueller said. 

In addition, he said, Tsouli communicated with members of a suspected
militant cell in Canada known as the "Toronto 17" who are accused of
planning to attack targets in Canada. 

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