Khaled Kelkal
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Khaled Kelkal | |
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| Born | Mostaganem, Algeria |
| Died | Forest of Malval near Lyon, France |
| Nationality | French and Algerian |
| Organization | GIA |
| Known for | Involvement in 1995 terror bombings in France |
| Relatives | Four sisters and three brothers |
Khaled Kelkal (
1995 terror bombings in France
.
Biography
Khaled Kelkal was born in 1971 in
La Martinière lycée
top of his class in Lyon, he became a juvenile delinquent. His older brother Nouredine was sentenced to 9 years in prison for armed robbery. In 1990, Kelkal was placed on probation for four months for trafficking in stolen cars. A few months later, he was arrested for thefts using cars as battering rams to enter private properties. He was sentenced to four years in prison.
Conversion to radical Islam
While he was incarcerated, he met "Khelif," an
GIA, headed by Djamel Zitouni
, whose aim was to "punish France."
Criminal activities
On 11 July 1995, Kelkal was involved in the assassination of Imam Sahraoui in his mosque in Paris. Sahraoui was considered too moderate by the GIA, and might have attempted to steal money from them. Four days later, in Bron, a suburb of Lyon, Kelkal opened fire on
Saint-Michel–Notre-Dame RER
station. Fingerprints of Khaled Kelkal were found on the bomb, and a search for him began. His picture was displayed in public places all over France.
Death
On 29 September 1995, after a search in the forest of Malval near
EPIGN
. Kelkal's death was shown on television, and a debate erupted over the shooting. On the television footage, as the gendarmes approach Kelkal, one of them was heard yelling "Finis-le, finis-le !" ("Finish him, Finish him!") Initially, Kelkal was shot in the leg, but he aimed a pistol at the gendarmes, who opened fire in self-defence.
Aftermath
Using Kelkal's address book, the police arrested other terrorists.
Jewish school on 7 September 1995 in Villeurbanne
, a suburb of Lyon, which was set to explode as the children left the building at the end of the school day. By a stroke of luck, the school bell rang late and no children were outside when the bomb detonated.
References
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