DW: Germany deports convicted 9/11 accomplice Motassadeq to Morocco
The 9/11 attacks were led by a group of young men who met in Hamburg. Only one of them has ever been convicted: Mounir el-Motassadeq. He's now being sent to Morocco. DW traces his story.
Mounir el-Motassadeq was collected from his German jail cell, where he had spent almost 15 years, on Monday, ready for deportation to Morocco. His jail term for complicity in 3,000 counts of murder in the September 11, 2001 attacks and for membership of a terrorist organization was set to expire this November.
It seems a world away, but tracing 9/11 today takes us to Steindamm, a busy road in the center of Hamburg. On a blustery afternoon late this September, few people linger. The shops sell vegetables, kaftans, and flights to Mecca and Turkey.
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WNU Editor: He denied any knowledge of knowing what the 9/11 hijackers were planning. But since the beginning my gut has always been telling me that he knew what they were planning, and probably applauded when it
did.
Germany deports associate of Sept. 11 hijackers to Morocco -- Reuters
Blindfolded and shackled: Germany deports Moroccan man convicted of aiding 9/11 hijackers -- National Post/AP
Mounir al-Motassadek: Germany releases 9/11 accomplice -- BBC
9/11 terror attack accomplice walks free after 12 years in prison: Man who helped plotters as they planned atrocity is released from German jail ahead of deportation to native Morocco -- Daily Mail
Germany deports man convicted over 9/11 terror attack 17 years after atrocity -- The Independent
More News On the Release Of 9/11 Terror Attack Accomplice Mounir el-Motassadeq
Germany deports associate of Sept. 11 hijackers to Morocco -- Reuters
Blindfolded and shackled: Germany deports Moroccan man convicted of aiding 9/11 hijackers -- National Post/AP
Mounir al-Motassadek: Germany releases 9/11 accomplice -- BBC
9/11 terror attack accomplice walks free after 12 years in prison: Man who helped plotters as they planned atrocity is released from German jail ahead of deportation to native Morocco -- Daily Mail
Germany deports man convicted over 9/11 terror attack 17 years after atrocity -- The Independent
