Rabei Osman

Rabei Osman
Born (1971-07-22) 22 July 1971 (age 52)
Samanoud, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt
ArrestedJuly 2004
Milan, Italy
Italian State Police
CitizenshipEgyptian
Alleged to be
a member of
Egyptian Islamic Jihad
Charge(s)membership and belonging to a terrorist group organization of Egyptian Islamic Jihad and plotting a terror attack in Italy
Penalty10 years imprisonment
Statusextradited to Spain in February 2007, remains in Spanish custody

Rabei Osman Syed Ahmed (Arabic: ربيع عثمان سيد أحمد) is an Egyptian citizen who was arrested in July 2004 by Italian State Police on terrorism charges. He was accused of multiple counts of murder, attempted murder, stealing a vehicle, belonging to a terrorist organisation (Egyptian Islamic Jihad) and four counts of carrying out terrorist acts of the 2004 Madrid train bombings.

Rabei Osman was sentenced in Italy on 11 June 2006 to 10 years in prison for plotting terror attack in Italy and afterwards was extradited to Spain in 2007.

In February 2007 Rabei Osman's trial began in Madrid, along with other 28 defendants, for having a key role in the 2004 Madrid train bombings. In October 2007 Rabei Osman was acquitted in Madrid from all charges with other 5 suspects.

References

Spain Alleged militants in the war on terror who have lived in Spain
People listed in italics have died.
2004 Madrid train bombings
Held in Guantanamo Bay
al-Jihad members
  • Rabei Osman
2005 London bombings
September 11 attacks
Others
1 Currently imprisoned.   2 Released after serving sentence.
  • v
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al-Jihad under the leadership of Ayman al-Zawahiri
al-Zawahiri ran AJ from 1991 until 2001, when it merged with al-Qaeda
Vanguards of Conquest
Core of al-Jihad
Killed in operations
  • Nazih Nushi Rashed
  • Tarek Abdel-Nabi
Alleged members
of al-Jihad