Sheikh Abu Hamza Al
Events (100)
- August 2002: US Justice Department Prevents Prosecutors from Indicting Possible Future 7/7 London Bombings Mastermind
- August 2004: Abu Hamza Again Arrested, for Offenses under British Law
- August 1998: Kashmiri Fighter Lectures Young Muslims at Radical London Mosque
- September 1998: MI5 Tells Top Asset Incitement to Commit Terrorism Abroad Is ‘Fraught with Peril’
- September 1998: Representative of Al-Qaeda Affiliate Visits British Informer, Intelligence Service Apparently Aware of Link
- October 2004: Radical Imam Abu Hamza Buys and Sells London Properties While in Prison, despite Frozen Assets
- October 1998: Leading British Imam and Informer Abu Hamza Issues Warning of Attack in Yemen, Supporters Soon Involved in Plot There
- October 1999: British Informer Plans Terrorist Training Camp in US
- November-December 1999: British, US Authorities Monitor Terrorist Trainers in Oregon
- December 2000-December 2001: Abu Hamza Recruit Undergoes Advanced Training in Afghanistan before Getting Caught
- December 2000: British Informer Sends Computer to Taliban Foreign Minister
- December 1999: British Authorities Return Confiscated Bomb Manual and Violence-Inciting Tapes to Top Militant and Informer Abu Hamza
- 1996-1997 and After: Bin Laden’s Brother-in-Law Khalifa Said to Fund Al-Qaeda Linked Group in Yemen
- 1999-2000: Radical London Imam Abu Hamza Recruits Future Would-Be Suicide Bomber
- March 2003 and After: Alleged Leader of Al-Qaeda Bomb Plot Is Monitored in Britain but Mysteriously Never Arrested or Even Questioned
- 2002-2004: 7/7 London Bombers Attend Sermons Given by Extremist Imam Abu Hamza Who Has Deal with MI5
- 1989-1990: ’Blind Sheikh’ Visits London to Recruit Fighters
- 1989-90 and Before: Wounded Extremists Receive Top-Class Medical Care in Britain, Also Treated in Saudi Arabia
- 1991-Late 1993: Future London Imam Abu Hamza Works in Afghanistan, Loses Hands in Explosives Experiment
- 1995: Veteran London Extremist Abu Hamza Travels to Bosnia
- 1996-2001: Moussaoui Recuits Muslims to Fight in Kosovo and Chechnya
- 1996: Radical Imam Abu Hamza Obtains Foothold in Small British Mosque
- 1997: Top Islamist Militant Relocates to London, Links up with Informer for British Authorities
- 1997: Scotland Yard Protects Informant Imam Abu Hamza from Tough Questioning by French Investigators
- 1998: Abu Hamza Helps Recruit Future Would-Be Shoe Bomber
- 1998: Inspired by Abu Hamza, Seven Young British Men Go to Afghanistan, Two Die Fighting
- 1998: Charity Commission Begins to Investigate Abu Hamza, No Significant Action Taken for Years
- (1998): In Friday Sermon, Radical London Imam Abu Hamza Celebrates Suicide Bombers
- (1998): Police Intercept Sons of Radical London Imam Abu Hamza on Way Back from Training Course, Indicating Courses Are under Surveillance
- (Between 1999 and 2002): Radical British Cleric Raises Money in US
- After March 1997: Algerian Government Mole Told to Focus on Top London Imam Abu Hamza
- After August 1998: Recruit from Abu Hamza’s Mosque Fights in Kashmir
- After October 1998: Radical Imam Abu Hamza Takes over Second London Mosque, Expands Influence
- November 1999-Early 2000: Possible 7/7 Bombings Mastermind Tries to Set up Militant Training Camp in Oregon
- Before October 1997: British Intelligence Informer Abu Hamza Runs Newsletter for Algerian Radicals
- Shortly After July 24 or 28, 2001: British Authorities Learn of London-Based Militant’s Arrest in Dubai, Take No Action against Top Associate
- Early 1997: Leading Radical Imam Abu Hamza Begins Working with British Security Services
- Fall 1998: British Informer Abu Hamza Forms Suicide Squad of Radical Islamists in London
- Fall 1999: Radical London Cleric and Informer Calls on Followers to ‘Kill the Infidels’
- Late 1990s: British Intelligence Does Not Stop Possible Future 7/7 Bombings Mastermind from Recruiting for Al-Qaeda in London
- (Late 1990s): Radical London Imam Abu Hamza Tells Followers It Is OK to Steal from Non-Muslims
- Late 1997-Early 1998: French Worried about Possible Attack at World Cup, Possibly Emanating from London
- Mid 1996-October 1997: London-Based Imams Denounce GIA over Massacres
- (Mid-1997): Radical London Imam Abu Hamza Establishes Training Camps in Britain, Hires Former Soldiers to Teach Recruits
- August 1998: Algerian Spy Unmasked at Finsbury Park Mosque
- Spring 2001 or After: Captured Millennium Bomber Implicates Top London Imam Abu Hamza as Major Al-Qaeda Figure
- Spring 1998: French Intelligence Considers Kidnapping British Informer Abu Hamza in London
- Summer 2001: Radical London Imam Abu Hamza Encourages Supporters to Pledge Loyalty to Bin Laden, British Authorities Take No Action
- Summer 1996-August 1998: British Mole Penetrates Militant Islamic Circles in London
- Summer 1998 and After: British Intelligence Informer Abu Hamza Runs ‘Al-Qaeda Guest House in London’