Jordan Millennium Bombing Cell
Part of Al-Qaeda
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| Center of Gravity | Jordan | ||
| Goal | To bomb Western and Christian targets in Jordan | ||
| Leader | Abu Zubaydah | ||
![]() | Core membership | 18 | |
| Key members | Khadr Abu Hoshar, Raed Hijazi, Khalil Deek | ||
| Formed | Late 1998 | ||
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![]() | Reliable | The cell was broken up with arrests after an intercepted phone call on Nov. 30, 1999. One of those detained said the group's motto was "The season is coming, and bodies will pile up in sacks."1 | |
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| 1The 9-11 Commission Final Report, July 22, 2004, Chapter 6.1. | |||
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