Lionel Dumont

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Lionel Dumont
Born (1971-01-29) January 29, 1971 (age 53)
Roubaix, France
Other namesAbu Hamza
Military Service
Allegiance Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 France
Service/branch Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
French Army
UnitBosnian mujahideen
5th Overseas Interarms Regiment
4th Marine Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars

Lionel Dumont (born 1971) is a former French soldier currently serving a 25-year sentence in prison. He converted to Islam after serving with peacekeepers in Somalia. He was later accused of participating in the Gang de Roubaix,[1] which unsuccessfully tried to set a car bomb during the G7 meeting in Lille in March 1996.

Life

Dumont grew up in a traditional Christian family, and attended journalism school in hopes of becoming a reporter. He dropped out of history classes in 1992,[2] and joined the French Army.[3] He volunteered for a peacekeeping mission in Somalia, but found himself unable to adapt to civilian life when he returned. He turned to Islam, and adopted the kunya Abu Hamza, and joined the Bosnian War on the side of the Bosnian mujahideen fighting for islamist brigades against Serbian and Croatian aggressors.

Crimes

Dumont was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the 1990s for the murder of a Bosnian police officer. He escaped from the

extradited to France, where he had been convicted in absentia for his role in a number of robberies and violent crimes and sentenced to 25 years on appeal.[4]

References

  1. ^ "LIONEL DUMONT | United Nations Security Council".
  2. ^ "Errant Frenchman became wanted criminal after adopting Bosnian cause as mujahid". The Irish Times.
  3. ^ Vidino, Lorenzo. "Al-Qaeda in Europe", 2006. Prometheus Books
  4. Japan Times
    . Retrieved 24 October 2011.
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