Bassam Kanj
| Bassam Kanj | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1965 Lebanon |
| Died | 2000 Lebanon |
| Citizenship | American |
| Other name(s) | Abu Aisha (kunya)[1] |
Bassam Kanj (1965–2000) was a Lebanese-American
cab drivers in Boston, Massachusetts, the first three of them all working for the same company.[2][3]
Kanj was born in Lebanon in 1965. He first moved to the United States in 1984, marrying an American woman and becoming a naturalized citizen. He thereafter travelled to Afghanistan to fight with the mujahideen in the Soviet–Afghan War.[4] He returned to the United States in 1995, moving to Boston where he took work as a cab driver.[3]
He returned to Lebanon around 1997, where he founded a group of the radical Islamist Takfir wal-Hijra movement. He was killed by Lebanese soldiers around the new millennium in 2000, while leading up to 300 Islamists in attacks against the Lebanese Army.[1][5][6][7]
References
- ^ a b El Paso Times, "Suspected operative for al-Qaida held at center in El Paso", December 31, 2008
- Boston Globe, "FBI probes sleeper cell possibility", June 27, 2004
- ^ Boston Globe, "Terrorism probe tracks ex-cabdrivers", February 5, 2001
- ISBN 9780393083477.
- ^ Gambill, Gary C. (January 2000). "Syrian, Lebanese Security Forces Crush Sunni Islamist Opposition". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 2 (1). Archived from the original on 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ISBN 9780230339255.
- ISBN 9781626161177.