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Ex-hostages of the Islamic State identify Brussels jihad mass murderer as their captor

Apr 22, 2016 2:57 pm By Robert Spencer

“Marie-Laure Ingouf, a lawyer for Nicolas Hénin and Pierre Torres, two of the four French journalists who were first detained in 2013 by the Islamic State in Syria, said that the former hostages had identified one of their captors as Mr. Laachraoui, who used the name Abu Idris at the time.” This means that Laachraoui was able to leave Belgium, go to the Islamic State, and return to Belgium with no problem. Any attempt to forbid him from returning on the grounds that he had, by journeying to the Islamic State, joined an entity that has declared war against Belgium and Europe in general would have been dismissed as “Islamophobic.”

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“ISIS Ex-Hostages Identify Brussels Suicide Bomber as Captor,” by Aurelian Breeden, New York Times, April 22, 2016 (thanks to Thomas):

PARIS — Najim Laachraoui, one of the two suicide bombers who attacked Brussels Airport last month, has been identified by former Islamic State hostages as one of their captors in Syria, a lawyer for several of the hostages said on Friday.

Marie-Laure Ingouf, a lawyer for Nicolas Hénin and Pierre Torres, two of the four French journalists who were first detained in 2013 by the Islamic State in Syria, said that the former hostages had identified one of their captors as Mr. Laachraoui, who used the name Abu Idris at the time.

In the latest issue of the Islamic State’s online magazine Dabiq, Mr. Laachraoui was identified by the nom de guerre Abu Idris al-Baljiki.

Mr. Henin, Mr. Torres and two other French journalists, Didier François and Edouard Elias, were freed in April 2014 after 10 months of captivity in Syria….

Mr. Laachraoui was one of the two suicide bombers at Brussels Airport; a third detonated explosives at the Maelbeek subway station later that same morning. Seven others believed to be involved in the attacks are in custody.

Investigators believe that Mr. Laachraoui, a 24-year-old engineering student who dropped out of college, manufactured explosives used not just in the Brussels bombings but also in the November attacks in the Paris area, which left 130 dead….

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  1. Marcel Berube says

    Apr 22, 2016 at 3:42 pm

    Sorry but the photo is not the good one.

    On the most usual photo of Brussells kamikazes we can see , the jihadists are , from left to right :Najim Laachraoui,Ibrahim El Bakraoui and Mohamed Abrini.

    Mohamed Abrini is «l’homme au chapeau » ( the man with the hat ). The one in the middle is Ibrahim. His brother , Khalid (Bakraoui) was the suicide bomber in Brussels subway.

    The man on the extreme left with brown pale pant is Najim Laachraoui . He is the man Nicolas Hénin, a french journalist, recognized as one of his captor in Syria .

    Now , can anyone tell me how come it took one month to Nicolas Hénin to recognize , with another captiv, his captor? Brussels events happen in march 22 and Nicolas Hénin testimony went out only today ,april 22. Nicolas Hénin is a french journalist and I have seen him for many times , for one , on BFMTV , french CNN equivalent , for many times including on Brussels attacks as expert. While he was there live , he never said : « I know that man .»

    • BlueRaven says

      Apr 22, 2016 at 5:55 pm

      Good Points. Here is my humble take on this – he was recognized by several captives. The police was informed by them but not the public for their safety. If he is coming out for the first time then the police would be more suspicious, but they not.

      I think till you have captured this animal, it is best not to broadcast that ‘I know who he is’ if you are a normal person. However, if you are someone like me, I will tell these mothers where I live and wait till anyone of them enters my gates to play the self-defence game as they always do.

  2. gravenimage says

    Apr 22, 2016 at 4:44 pm

    Ex-hostages of the Islamic State identify Brussels jihad mass murderer as their captor
    ………………………..

    Utter madness. These Muslims use the West as a base and a place to get an education, decamp for Dar-al-Islam to brutalize both locals *and* hold Westerners hostage and worse, and then return to the West to wage violent Jihad here.

    More:

    In the latest issue of the Islamic State’s online magazine Dabiq, Mr. Laachraoui was identified by the nom de guerre Abu Idris al-Baljiki.
    ………………………..

    “Abu Idris al-Baljiki”–“Abu” is “father of”, and “al-Baljiki” is “the Belgian”. “Idris” is a Muslim ‘prophet’, but can also mean something along the lines of “the philosopher” or “wise man”.

    • Marcel Berube says

      Apr 22, 2016 at 5:01 pm

      Thank you . Very interesting.

      So Abu Bak’r etc… means?

      • Angemon says

        Apr 22, 2016 at 5:48 pm

        Abu Bakr was one of muhammad’s companions and the father of muhammad’s child bride, Aisha. He was also the first caliph following the death of muhammad. He lead the muslims during the Apostasy Wars (after the death of muhammad, some Arab tribes left islam). He was also responsible for starting the campaigns against the Sassanid in Mesopotamia and the Byzantine Empire in Syria.

        • Marcel Berube says

          Apr 22, 2016 at 6:51 pm

          I meant Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi . But since , I have find out .

      • Alarmed Pig Farmer says

        Apr 22, 2016 at 8:08 pm

        He’s talking about Caliph Ibrahim, that’s been his proper new name since he took it several months ago. One must rebrand when being transformed into a demigod.

    • Alarmed Pig Farmer says

      Apr 22, 2016 at 8:09 pm

      Graven, how in the heck do you learn all this stuff?

  3. Alarmed Pig Farmer says

    Apr 22, 2016 at 8:06 pm

    These ex-hostages making all the big accusations should shut the hell up. In all likelihood they are disgruntled Christians, who are for selfish reasons unhappy with the rise of the New Caliphate. But why should what they say be taken seriously? Pope Frank doesn’t even like them, and by his actions is saying kill them off, sell them into sex slavery, whatever. This is the New World Order, and third world Christians don’t matter. And that’s true for them not only in the Levant; go to Nigeria and check in on the action.

    The Levant Christians are toast. That is, unless they can gain admittance to Israel, the world’s hottest destination for Christian immigrants.

    • mortimer says

      Apr 22, 2016 at 9:15 pm

      APF wrote: “The ex-hostages…should shut up”

      Nevertheless, they are signaling that their will be trials for the ex-terrorists. These war criminals must be charged with crimes against humanity and imprisoned.

  4. somehistory says

    Apr 22, 2016 at 9:03 pm

    This most likely means that any other hostages stand little chance of being *set free* to then identify members of the isis terror group.

    It also means that isis is doing as it said it would and has operatives everywhere *migrants* and *refugees* are trodding. (And yes, acknowledging that *trodding* is not the proper form of the word *tread*…but neither is what these moslims are doing, so it fits.)

  5. D says

    Apr 22, 2016 at 10:30 pm

    This is what happens when Liberals and democrats are left in charge. They welcome murderers with open arms and leave their people to wander the streets unguarded.

  6. Manda says

    Apr 23, 2016 at 12:41 am

    we only know the news through the media, so do not rush prejudice

  7. OLHG 1 says

    Apr 23, 2016 at 10:19 am

    Hopefully, none of these guys will get a pass because of technicalities. “Terrorist-phobia” is the more correct determination. The fact that the current band of terrorists are Muslim, easily converts to “Islamophobia” and makes living difficult for innocent Muslims.

  8. Dean says

    Apr 23, 2016 at 1:15 pm

    The multiculturalist don’t seriously deny that some Isis warriors are coming home with the refugees but expect them to just resume their original lives before they went to summer camp in Syria. They will write this off as an aberration most likely caused by the Islamophobia suffered at the hands of the intolerant upon his return. I believe that they actually think that overwhelming love, acceptance and tolerance will ultimately soothe the savage spirit just like it does in the movies. We are not shocked by this revelation but they are not either or in any way dissuaded from their self-destruction and unfortunately we all get killed in the crossfire.

  9. UNCLE VLADDI says

    Apr 23, 2016 at 5:41 pm

    Similarly, the retarded traitors in the RCMP in Canada are looking to apply “peace bonds” to muslims whom they suspect will – at some future time – maybe commit Jihad in Syria etc.

    WHY do these cucktards want to illegally constrain people for crimes they have yet to commit, and kept them from trying to kill others and from getting killed for it over there, HERE, where they can more easily kill those innocent Canadians the RCMP and their political masters have allegedly sworn to protect?!

  10. BoyGen says

    May 19, 2016 at 9:10 am

    This is what happens when Liberals and democrats are left in charge. They welcome murderers with open arms and leave their people to wander the streets unguarded.

  11. Bigest says

    May 25, 2016 at 9:22 am

    Graven, how in the heck do you learn all this stuff?

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