The FBI has reissued a “Be On The Lookout” advisory for suspected terrorist Abderraouf Jdey, who is to be “considered extremely dangerous”. Officers are requested to stop and detain Jdey and to contact the FBI for further guidance.
In January, Jdey was identified as one of five individuals depicted on videotapes recovered from the destroyed residence of Usama bin Laden’s military chief, Muhammad Atef, who was killed by a U.S. airstrike in November. Attorney General John Ashcroft then identified Jdey, who also goes by the name Al Rauf Bin Al Habib Bin Yousef Al-Jiddi, as a 36-year-old Canadian citizen born in Tunisia.
The videos depict the individuals, including Jdey, apparently stating their “last will” and their intent to become martyrs, according to the FBI. One of the men was shown cradling a rifle and another, hailing from Yemen, was suspected of being intended for the Sept. 11 attacks. The other four men in the video were identified as Abd Al-Rahim, Muhammad Sa’id Ali Hasan, Khalid Ibn Muhammad Al-Juhani and Ramzi Binalshibh. Binalshibh is a Yemeni who U.S. officials say was associated with Sept. 11 hijacker Mohamed Atta.
Then, Ashcroft said the FBI was also searching for an associate of Jdey, identified as Faker Boussora, 37, also a Canadian citizen born in Tunisia. Ashcroft characterized the men as “extremely dangerous.” According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Jdey lived in Montreal for several years, although Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien said the man no longer was in Canada.
Source: FBI