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For Immediate Release
February 23, 2006
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Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
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RECENT
ESCAPEES FROM YEMEN PRISON ADDED TO MOST WANTED TERRORISTS
AND SEEKING INFORMATION - WAR ON TERRORISM LISTS
WASHINGTON,
D.C. - The Federal Bureau of Investigation today announced
additions to its Most Wanted Terrorists and Seeking Information
- War on Terrorism lists. Individuals on these lists are
being sought for their alleged involvement in various terrorist
attacks or planned attacks around the world.
Added
to the Most Wanted Terrorists list, which was originally
established in October of 2001, are Jamel Ahmed Mohammed
Ali Al-Badawi and Jaber A. Elbaneh. The United States indicted
Al-Badawi for his involvement in the October 2000 attack
on the USS Cole in Aden, Yemen, which killed 17 sailors
and wounded 40 others. Elbaneh is indicted in the United
States for allegedly providing material support and resources
to Al Qaeda. He is associated with a terrorism investigation
in the Buffalo, New York, area.
Added
to the Seeking Information - War on Terrorism list is Abdullah
Al-Rimi. Al-Rimi is also sought for questioning relating
to any knowledge he might have of the attack on the USS
Cole.
All
20 of the individuals on the Most Wanted Terrorists list
have been indicted by federal grand juries in various jurisdictions
throughout the United States. The eight individuals on the
Seeking Information - War on Terrorism list are being sought
in connection with possible terrorist threats against the
United States.
The
Rewards For Justice Program, sponsored by the United States
Department of State, offers rewards ranging from $5 million
to $25 million for many of the terrorists. Information on
this program can be found at www.rewardsforjustice.net.
Information
on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists and Seeking Information
- War on Terrorism lists can be found on the FBI's web site
at www.fbi.gov.
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