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A Europe-wide [[1998 World Cup terror plot|terror plot against the 1998 FIFA World Cup]] had the backing of [[bin Laden]] and Al-Qaeda.<ref>{{Cite book|editor-first1=Nicholas John|editor-last1=Cull|editor-first2=David Holbrook|editor-last2=Culbert|editor-first3=David|editor-last3=Welch|first=Nicholas J.|last=Cull|year=2003|title=Propaganda and Mass Persuasion: A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500 to the Present|chapter=Osama bin Laden|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Byzv7rf6gL8C&pg=PA222|publisher=ABC-CLIO|page=222|isbn=9781576078204}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=1998-05-27|title=European Police Raids Target World Cup Terrorist Threat|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-27-sp-53951-story.html|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=1998 Global Terrorism: Europe Overview|url=https://fas.org/irp/threat/terror_98/europe.htm|access-date=2020-11-03|website=fas.org}}</ref> Preparations for an act of terrorism against the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France were completed by European law enforcement agencies between March and May 1998. The assassination was orchestrated by the [[Algerian Armed Islamic Group|Algerian Armed Islamic Group (GIA)]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2001-06-23|title=Spanish police arrest Bin Laden suspect|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jun/23/gilestremlett|access-date=2020-11-06|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> along with Al-Qaeda leader [[Osama bin Laden]]. More than 100 people had been arrested in seven countries as a result of the investigation.<ref>[https://publications.ffi.no/nb/item/asset/dspace:3749/01-03789.pdf FFI Rapport]</ref>

A Europe-wide [[1998 World Cup terror plot|terror plot against the 1998 FIFA World Cup]] had the backing of [[bin Laden]] and Al-Qaeda.<ref>{{Cite book|editor-first1=Nicholas John|editor-last1=Cull|editor-first2=David Holbrook|editor-last2=Culbert|editor-first3=David|editor-last3=Welch|first=Nicholas J.|last=Cull|year=2003|title=Propaganda and Mass Persuasion: A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500 to the Present|chapter=Osama bin Laden|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Byzv7rf6gL8C&pg=PA222|publisher=ABC-CLIO|page=222|isbn=9781576078204}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=1998-05-27|title=European Police Raids Target World Cup Terrorist Threat|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-27-sp-53951-story.html|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=1998 Global Terrorism: Europe Overview|url=https://fas.org/irp/threat/terror_98/europe.htm|access-date=2020-11-03|website=fas.org}}</ref> Preparations for an act of terrorism against the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France were completed by European law enforcement agencies between March and May 1998. The assassination was orchestrated by the [[Algerian Armed Islamic Group|Algerian Armed Islamic Group (GIA)]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2001-06-23|title=Spanish police arrest Bin Laden suspect|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jun/23/gilestremlett|access-date=2020-11-06|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> along with Al-Qaeda leader [[Osama bin Laden]]. More than 100 people had been arrested in seven countries as a result of the investigation.<ref>[https://publications.ffi.no/nb/item/asset/dspace:3749/01-03789.pdf FFI Rapport]</ref>



In December 2000, the "Frankfurt Group", an Al-Qaeda cell consisting of more than ten terrorists from Germany, France and the United Kingdom led by bin Laden deputy [[Mohammed Bensakhria]] was rounded up by law enforcement.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tremlett|first=Giles|date=2001-06-23|title=Spanish police arrest Bin Laden suspect|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jun/23/gilestremlett|access-date=2020-11-03|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The group had planned to [[Strasbourg Cathedral bombing plot|bomb the Strasbourg Cathedral]] on New Year's Eve.<ref>{{Cite news|title= Five Linked to Al Qaeda Face Trial in Germany|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/04/15/five-linked-to-al-qaeda-face-trial-in-germany/4b7c7dee-6dfd-4ed3-abba-bf474b58db74/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=15 April 2002}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Chronology: The Plots|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/front/special/cron.html|work=PBS Frontline|date=25 January 2005}}</ref>

In December 2000, the "Frankfurt Group", an Al-Qaeda cell consisting of more than ten terrorists from Germany, France and the United Kingdom led by bin Laden deputy [[Mohammed Bensakhria]] was rounded up by law enforcement.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tremlett|first=Giles|date=2001-06-23|title=Spanish police arrest Bin Laden suspect|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jun/23/gilestremlett|access-date=2020-11-03|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The group had planned to [[Strasbourg Cathedral bombing plot|bomb the Strasbourg Cathedral]] on New Year's Eve.<ref>{{Cite news|title= Five Linked to Al Qaeda Face Trial in Germany|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/04/15/five-linked-to-al-qaeda-face-trial-in-germany/4b7c7dee-6dfd-4ed3-abba-bf474b58db74/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=15 April 2002}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Chronology: The Plots|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/front/special/cron.html|work=PBS Frontline|date=25 January 2005}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Strasbourg Cathedral bombing plot - The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia|url=http://www.artandpopularculture.com/Strasbourg_Cathedral_bombing_plot|access-date=2020-11-03|website=artandpopularculture.com}}</ref>



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