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Potential Link Between London and Madrid through Wanted Moroccan

By Evan Kohlmann

An earlier unconfirmed press story published in the Wall Street Journal (as seen below) reports that "British police have asked their European counterparts for information" about Moroccan national Mohamed Guerbouzi (a.k.a. Abu Aissa)--an influential military commander with the Al-Qaida-affiliated Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group (MICG).  If correct, this could prove to be a major development in the London bombings investigation.  Guerbouzi is a longtime resident of London who, according to credible sources, met while in the United Kingdom with another infamous Moroccan terrorist suspect -- Jamal Zougam.  Zougam is currently on trial for his alleged role as a lead bomber in the Madrid 3/11 terrorist attacks and is also suspected of having played an organizational role in the 2003 Al-Qaida suicide bombings in Casablanca, Morocco.  Reportedly Zougam visited London "in search of funding and logistical help" and contacted a number of North Africans living in Britain, including Guerbouzi.

See also: The Sunday Mirror Confronts Guerbouzi in West London.  When the Mirror asked Scotland Yard in April 2004 why Guerbouzi was still free in London, they explained, "We don't have any extradition treaty with Morocco and no evidence has been submitted before the courts to consider an arrest."

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