Al Qaeda leader identified in 'dirty bomb' plot

Washington Times ^ | Tuesday, October 5, 2004 | By Jerry Seper

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Al Qaeda leader identified in 'dirty bomb' plot

By Jerry Seper
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published October 5, 2004

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A top al Qaeda cell leader spotted in Mexico and Canada has been identified as an active player in a scheme to obtain radioactive materials for a so-called "dirty bomb" that could be smuggled into the United States, federal authorities said.
    Adnan G. El Shukrijumah, who worshipped at the same South Florida mosque as Jose Padilla -- now being held as an enemy combatant in a plot to detonate a "dirty bomb" -- has attempted unsuccessfully to enter the United States using phony passports, authorities said.
    The al Qaeda leader reportedly was observed last year during a trip to Canada, where authorities suspect he posed as a student at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. An FBI informant told authorities the terrorist leader was seeking material to build a dirty bomb -- a conventional explosive laced with radioactive material.

[Dog]

Shukrijumah

Quicker we catch him the better .....this is one very dangerous dude.

[oceanview]

he's been kicking around for a while now.

[Dog]

According to this article he is trying very hard to get in this country.....something tells me there is a cell that is operational...in the US.