Karim Bourti is a citizen of

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, and former citizen of

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, who was convicted of an association with terrorism. A French court convicted Karim Bourti of association with terrorism in 1998. Karim Bourti is notable for facing long-standing allegations of ties to terrorism. ''Time'' magazine called Karim Bourti: ''"...a self-described Paris-based recruiter for international jihad."'' According to the article Karim Bourti was: ''"...a self-described Paris-based recruiter for international jihad."'' ''Time'' says he is the "main Paris operative for the

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. French journalist Mohamed Sifaoui used his renewal of a childhood acquaintanceship with Bourti as his path to a three month undercover investigation into militant jihadism in France, entitled, " Mes Freres Assassins". According to Sifaoui, Karim Bourti, and confederates, had planned to attack the 1998 World Football Cup. Karim Bourti was interrogated about his ties to

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, "the shoe-bomber". ''

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'' reports that Karim Bourti said: Karim Bourti was charged with assault after beating a moderate Muslim cleric in an attempt to extort funds from him. Pakistan's ''

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'' reports that Karim Bourti was so influenced by his religious training in Pakistan that he wore Pakistani clothes upon his return to Europe. The

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reported that Karim Bourti had been stripped of French citizenship in 2006.

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Karim Bourti has claimed he recruited former

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Brahim Yadel and

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, who was found frozen to death in the

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battleground of

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