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nouncement.
“Al-Tamimi is an unrepentant terrorist who admit-
ted to her role in a deadly terrorist bombing that
injured and killed numerous innocent victims,”
said Acting Assistant Attorney General McCord.
April 2017 Edition
dren, furthered the mission of a designated ter-
rorist organization. The FBI continues to work
with our international partners to combat terror-
ists like Al-Tamimi and hold them accountable.”
“Two Americans were killed and four injured. The
charges unsealed today serve as a reminder
that when terrorists target Americans anywhere
in the world, we will never forget – and we will
continue to seek to ensure that they are held ac-
countable.”
(The Sbarro massacre, a Palestinian terror attack in a Jeru-
salem family restaurant, in which 15 civilians were murdered,
including 8 children and a pregnant woman, and 130 wound-
ed. Courtesy of MidEastTruth and YouTube)
According to the affidavit in support of the crimi-
nal complaint and arrest warrant, Al-Tamimi was
living in the West Bank in the summer of 2001,
while attending school and working as a journal-
ist for a television station.
U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips
“I want to thank the many dedicated agents and
prosecutors who have worked on this investiga-
tion.”
“We have never forgotten the American and non-
American victims of this awful terrorist attack,”
said U.S. Attorney Phillips.
“We will continue to remain vigilant until Ahlam
Aref Ahmad Al-Tamimi is brought to justice.”
“Al-Tamimi is a terrorist who participated in an
attack that killed United States citizens,” said As-
sistant Director in Charge Vale.
“The bombing that she planned and assisted in
carrying out on innocent people, including chil-
Al-Tamimi agreed that summer to carry out at-
tacks on behalf of the military wing of Hamas
(the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades), a Palestin-
ian organization designated by the U.S. as a ter-
rorist organization.
The affidavit states that on Aug. 9, 2001, Al-Ta-
mimi met with the suicide bomber in Ramallah,
in the West Bank, and traveled with the suicide
bomber by car to Jerusalem. The suicide bomber
was in possession of an explosive device con-
cealed within a guitar.
Al-Tamimi led the suicide bomber to a crowded
area in downtown Jerusalem and instructed the
suicide bomber to detonate the explosive device
in the area, or somewhere nearby if an opportu-
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