Kherchtou trains at Farouq
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 | Primary Organization | Al-Qaeda | |
| Subject | Small arms, explosives, mines, grenades, antiaircraft guns | |
| Location | Farouq Camp, Near Khost, Afghanistan | |
 | Start Time | Jan. 26, 1991 | |
| End Time | Late March 1991 | |
| Participants | LHoussaine Kherchtou (Trainee) , Shuaib (Trainer) , Mushin Musa Matwalli Atwah (Trainer) 1 | |
| Participants | Abu Ahmed el Masri 2 (Trainee) | |
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Reliable | Kherchtou said the training was divided into three parts: in the first part, trainees learned small arms like the M-16 and AK-47. In the second, they were trained in the use of explosives, like C-4, land mines and grenades. This was in a section of the Farouq camp called Hulia. In the third, they practiced on heavy antiaircraft guns.1 | |
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| 1L'Houssaine Kherchtou testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et. al., trial transcript, Day 8, Feb. 21, 2001. | |||
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