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Algeria: Police seize billions of dinars
 Security services have launched a series of arrests among the terrorist-supporting nets and cells. Movable and immovable properties have been seized in several places, in Boumerdés (east of Algiers). Investigations proved it to be the result of money stolen by the terrorists from citizens and public institutions. The possessions are estimated at four billion centimes.That's... ummm... $28.97, U.S... No. Wait. Dropped the decimal point and forgot to multiply by the square root of 41. It's 58,407,846 US Dollar, assuming the centime and the dinar are the same critter. Reliable sources say security forces apprehended several people last week on activity within terrorist-supporting cells charge. The terrorist groups, the arrested have been suspected to support, belong to the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) zone II. Police moved according to investigations outcome, and discovers the nets members were involved in money bleaching. The stolen money has been used used for investment or meant to by the Salafist group. It was robbed by GSPCs zone II squads under the supervision of the zone chief Abdelhamid Saadaoui alias Yahia Aboulhaitham. Investigators into terrorists loots estimated the seized properties at four billion dollars, according to the same sources which pointed out that repented terrorists confessions contributed to the operation, allowing police to find out about the money bleaching. The money has been stolen from individuals, post offices and banks. A part of the seized properties had gone to Zone II chiefs relatives in Ain Hamra, Boumerdés. The Salafist group for preaching and Combat did not deny looting operations against financial institutions, as the GSPCs website (down now after it was busted by American Intelligence Agency) broadcast images of a trap against a money-carrying vehicle, in an isolated area in Tizi-Ouzou. The images also show the moment when the vehicle was unloaded by terrorists. Big amounts, dinars and hard currency as well, were displaying on the website. Sources in relation to antiterrorism against GSPC east of Algiers expected Yahia Aboulhaitham to be trialed by the Salafist Groups leadership for the investment plan failure and the dismantling of the investment-managing net. He is also blamed for the failure of an arms carrying operation. The arms had to be transported from African Sahel to Northern strongholds, via Algerian Sahara. Posted by: Fred 2006-11-28 |
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