Ahmed Ressam
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Ahmed Ressam, also known as the "Millennium Bomber", is an Algerian al-Qaeda member who lived for a time in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He received extensive terrorist training in Afghanistan.
Mug shot of Ressam taken by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Derunta training camp, after U.S. bombardment
Los Angeles International Airport theme restaurant and control tower
M/V Coho ferry entering Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2000 millennium attack plots
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A series of Islamist terrorist attacks linked to al-Qaeda were planned to occur on or near January 1, 2000, in the context of millennium celebrations, including bombing plots against four tourist site
Ahmed Ressam
…in Afghanistan. He was convicted in 2001 of planning to bomb the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on New Year's Eve 1999, as part of the foiled 2000 millennium attack plots. He was initially sentenced to 22 years in prison, after cooperating with the government in testifying about al-Qaeda and associated terrorist networks…
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) was a target of the plots.