| Importance | Medium |
 | Affiliation | Al-Qaeda |
| Role | Member |
 | Nationality | Moroccan |
| Alias(es) | Abu Zaid al Maghrebi1, Abu Zaid Maghrebi1, Abu Talal1, Joe the Moroccan2 |
| Alternate Spelling(s) | L'Houssaine Kherchtou |
| Date of Birth | May 15, 1964 |
| Place of Birth | Morocco |
| Gender | Male |
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| Reliable | Kherchtou was an al-Qaeda member in the mid-1990s who later became an informer to the United States. He served as a key witness in the East African embassy bombing trial in 2001.
Speaks Berber, Arabic, French, English and Italian.
Attended catering school.1 |
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| 1 L'Houssaine Khertchou testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et. al., trial transcript, Day 8, Feb. 21, 2001. |
| 2 The 9-11 Commission Final Report, July 22, 2004, Appendix. |
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