Khalid Abdullah (Egyptian)
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Khalid Abdullah, a Sudanese-Egyptian, was the fiancee of Canadian Zaynab Khadr
, and a suspect in the 1996 attack on the Egyptian Embassy in Pakistan
.
In July 1995, Ahmed Khadr arranged for his daughter Zaynab
to marry Abdullah in December,. Her mother Maha el-Samnah began preparing an apartment for the couple in the family's house, and Abdullah lived with the family for two months, "like a trial engagement".
Abdullah was 26 at the time of the bombing, and was believed to have purchased one of the trucks used in the attack. He fled to Lahore
after the attack, and disappeared.
He re-surfaced in Tehran
in October 1997, and contacted the Khadr family to try to re-schedule the wedding he had missed. Ahmed agreed to bring his family on a long vacation culminating in the city for a farewell to the reluctant Zaynab as she started a new life with Abdullah.
Six months after the couple began living in a rented Tehran apartment, Abdullah phoned his father-in-law to report that Zaynab was inconsolable at being separated from her family, and the marriage wasn't working out. She returned to live with her family.
In 1999, he was arrested in Pakistan, and was one of hundreds extradited to the Egyptian Returnees from Albania
tribunal. He was sentenced to a lengthy prison term.
Zaynab Khadr
The eldest child of the Khadr family, Zaynab Khadr was born in Canada to Maha el-Samnah and Ahmed Khadr.Following the 1992 injury that left Ahmed disabled, Zaynab became a "second mother" to the younger children....
, and a suspect in the 1996 attack on the Egyptian Embassy in Pakistan
Attack on the Egyptian Embassy in Pakistan
Carried out by the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, the November 19 1995 attack on the Egyptian embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan was retaliation against the diplomatic staffers who were accused of gathering intelligence on Jihad factions inside Pakistan...
.
In July 1995, Ahmed Khadr arranged for his daughter Zaynab
Zaynab Khadr
The eldest child of the Khadr family, Zaynab Khadr was born in Canada to Maha el-Samnah and Ahmed Khadr.Following the 1992 injury that left Ahmed disabled, Zaynab became a "second mother" to the younger children....
to marry Abdullah in December,. Her mother Maha el-Samnah began preparing an apartment for the couple in the family's house, and Abdullah lived with the family for two months, "like a trial engagement".
Abdullah was 26 at the time of the bombing, and was believed to have purchased one of the trucks used in the attack. He fled to Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
after the attack, and disappeared.
He re-surfaced in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
in October 1997, and contacted the Khadr family to try to re-schedule the wedding he had missed. Ahmed agreed to bring his family on a long vacation culminating in the city for a farewell to the reluctant Zaynab as she started a new life with Abdullah.
Six months after the couple began living in a rented Tehran apartment, Abdullah phoned his father-in-law to report that Zaynab was inconsolable at being separated from her family, and the marriage wasn't working out. She returned to live with her family.
In 1999, he was arrested in Pakistan, and was one of hundreds extradited to the Egyptian Returnees from Albania
Returnees from Albania
The case of the Returnees from Albania was a massive criminal trial in an Egyptian military court from February to April 1999. The trial is one of the principal sources of information about Sunni terrorist groups in the 1990s, especially al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya and its offshoot Egyptian Islamic...
tribunal. He was sentenced to a lengthy prison term.