2007 bomb plot in Copenhagen
2007 bomb plot in Copenhagen | |
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Location | bombing |
Weapons | homemade explosives |
Injured | 0 |
On September 4, 2007, two men who were planning a terror attack were arrested along several others by
Police, accompanied by bomb experts, initially arrested 11 men and searched their homes. Most were released after questioning, but two were charged and later convicted. The prosecutors described the two as
Arrestees
The two men against whom charges were pressed were Hammad Khürshid, a 21-year-old man of Pakistani ethnicity, and Abdoulghani Tokhi, a man of Afghan origin aged between 18 and 20.[3][4] Six others were released after questioning.[3]
Investigation
The suspects had been under surveillance for an extended period of time and the arrests were the result of a months-long investigation.[5]
After the arrests it was announced that
Charges
The suspects were arraigned on charges of planning a terrorist attack and accused of storing unstable explosives, possibly
Trial
The Danish court in Glostrup convicted Khürshid and Tokhi of attempted terrorism and sentenced them to twelve and seven years in prison, respectively, in October 2008. Khürshid was considered the ringleader, resulting in his higher sentence. The court said during sentencing that Tokhi, who only had a Danish residence permit (Khürshid is a Danish citizen), would be expelled after serving his sentence.[1]
During the trial, prosecutors said Khürshid had links to
It was not clear whether Khürshid and Tokhi were preparing an attack in Denmark or abroad.[2]
On Friday June 26, 2009, the Østre Landsret upheld the convictions of both Khürshid and Tohki.[9]
Deportation
As Tokhi was an Afghan citizen, he was deported home to Afghanistan after serving his sentence.[10] Tokhi commentedf from Kabul that "the prison in Denmark was luxury comparing to being here alone".[11]
See also
- Glostrup Terrorists Case
- Vollsmose terrorists
- Mohamad Al-Khaled Samha
- German Terror Plot 9/07
References
- ^ a b c "12 og 7 års fængsel i terrorsag fra Glasvej". Berlingske (in Danish). 21 October 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ a b "12 år til hovedtiltalt i terrorsag". DR Nyheder (in Danish). 21 October 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Denmark arrests 'bomb' suspects". BBC News. 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ^ Ellegaard, Carsten; Morten Vestergaard (2007-09-05). "Anholdte overvåget i månedsvis" (in Danish). Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ^ "Terror arrests made". The Copenhagen Post. 2007-09-04. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
- ^ "Drug store helps in terror fight". The Copenhagen Post. 2007-09-06. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
- CNN Europe. 2007-09-04. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
- ^ "Press Release". Østre Landsret. 2009-06-26. Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- Global Security. 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ^ Journalist, Søren Astrup (2008-10-21). "Fakta: De danske terrorsager". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ "Terrordømt tilbage i Kabul: Fængslet i Danmark var luksus i forhold til at være her alene". Politiken (in Danish). 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2019-04-20.