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Precedence: IMMEDIATE Date: 12/29/1999
To: All Field Offices Attn: ADIC or SAC
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From: Counterterrorism Division
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Approved By: Pickard Thomas A
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Case ID #: U! 265ASE8334O Pending!
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Title: U! AHMED RESSAM
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Details: >8§4WReference FBIHQ EC, dated l2/22/99, captioned as
above. The referenced comunication furnished all SACs and LEGATs
with details regarding ongoing Usama Bin Laden operations and
threats. This EC will primarily focus on events after l2/22/99.
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:¥§/NF/OC! As you are aware, in early 12/99, the
Jordanian General Intelligence Directorate GID! arrested
thirteen individuals who were participating in a bombing plot.
The group arrested was linked to Usama Bin La " "* rd
and nonconventional IED training. ~On iiiii M , e arres e
two additional individuals believed to be connected to the
compromised Jordanian Bin Laden cell. One of the two individuals
was unidentified. The other was identified as Sa'id Abd Al~
Rahman Muhamad Hijazi. Sa'id Hijazi is not cooperating with GID
authorities.
!£jNF/OC! During the arrests, the GID seized walkie
talkie radios rigged to function as remote detonators. The GID
also found a CDROM containing an explosives manual published by
Khalil Deek.
u»_ii >%QOC/NF! Three individuals associated with this plot
remain at large. One individual referred to above! has been
identified as Raed Mohammed Hijazi USPER!, aka Abu Ahmed
alAmriki. Raed is purportedly the leader of a separate UBL
cell. Raed Hijazi and other unidentified individuals reportedly
have plans to carry out an unspecified terrorist operation or
operations at an unknown locations. These attacks will occur at
the behest of UBL. On l2/l7/99, FBIHQ issued an NLETS message to
the community relative to these events.
H»E§;NF/OC! Following the arrests in Jordan, FBI New
York dispa c ed an ASAC and four SAs to Jordan. New York remains
involved in all related developments in Jordan, and stands ready
to respond to events worldwide. .
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}¬/OC/NF! Hijazi is a Jordanian/American citizen who
carries a valid U.S. passport issued in London, England, on
l/9/95. His passport was extended to l0 years in l996 at the
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U.S. Embassy in Amman. It is currently valid until 2005. _Sa'id
indicated after his arrest that his brother had called their
parents house in Jordan from the United States on 12/13/99
stating that he intended to return to Jordan within a few days.
The Jordanians do not believe Saidfs statement. On 12/18/99,
FBIHQ issued an NLETS message to the community relative to Hijazi
and efforts to locate him.
¢W ~~»!£jQ¢/NF! On 12/15/99, Khalil Deek aka Joseph Jacob
Adams was arrested in Pakistan and extradited to Jordan for his
role in the planned attacks in Jordan. Deek holds both Jordanian
and U.S. citizenship. Deek's roommate, Idris Ahmed, was also
arrested in Pakistan. Ahmed is a dual Pakistani and British
citizen. He remains in Pakistan. Following Deeks arrest, the
New York Field Office dispatched an investigative team that
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n >¬/OC/NF! Materials which include computers, computer
disks and pocket litter obtained from the arrests in Jordan and
Pakistan are currently being translated and evaluated for lead
purposes. Obviously, the utmost priority is to determine if
there is any information indicating future attacks and prevent
such attacks. To date, no such information has been obtained,
although further analysis of what we have learned may generate
leads for FBI field and LEGAT offices. All SACs and LEGATs are
requested to give these leads priority status when received.
Seattle Arrest of Ahmed Ressam
LES! On the evening of 12/14/99, Benni Antoine Noris
arrived at Port Angeles, Washington from British Columbia, Canada
in a rented green Chrysler 300 Sedan with Quebec license plate
ANFSO4. Officers of the United States Customs Service USCS!
were suspicious of subject's attempt to cross the border at an
obscure location in a vehicle from Quebec. Subsequent i
fingerprints checks by theioyal Canadian Mounted Police RCMPM
confirmed that Norris is identifiable with Ahmed Ressam, DPOB:
5/9/67, Algeria.
EU:X¬/OC/NF! Ressam has been determined to be a member of£53
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an Algerian/Bin Laden affiliated cell in Montreal, Quebec, which
has links to UBL lieutenant Abu Zubaida. Currently, Ressam is
not cooperating with U.S. officials and has not provided any
information regarding possible accomplices or bombing
sites/plans. .
LES! The FBI Laboratory determined that Ressam was
transporting explosive materials. Review of pocket litter
obtained during the arrest of Ressam resulted in recovery of
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Closing ,1U§
>Kg/NF/OCY In response to the threat, the FBI has taken
an aggressive posture. Numerous resources have been expended to
address the threat. In order to cover targets adequately, many
field offices have instituted 24-hour physical surveillance and
other coverage. The entire gambit of investigative possibilities
have been exhausted in response to this threat. We have also
acquired translation support from the Department of Defense and
intelligence community agencies.
"MIf¬>¬/NF/OC! In addition to law enforcement initiatives
which are being vigorously pursued, the FBI is aggressively
working with criminal and intelligence services, both domestic
~ and foreign, to counter this threat. FBIHQ will keep the field
advised of all further developments as they unfold.
u: i é;§i% THIs INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT Is
DERIVED F om NTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND OTHER AGENCIES AND CAN NoT
BE FURTHER DISSEMINATED OUTSIDE THE FBI. THIS INFORMATION IS
EXTREMELY SENSITIVE AND DISSEMINATICN PROCEDURES SHOULD BE
STRICTLY ADHERED To WHEN REFERRING To INFORMATION CONTAINED IN
THIs DQCUNENT.
U! All SACs and LEGATs are reminded all inquiries
from the press should be forwarded to the Press Office at FBIHQ.
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