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Encyclopedia > Dhiren Barot

Dhiren Barot (a.k.a. "Abu Musa al-Hindi", "Esa Al Hindi","Bilal") (1972 - ) is a convicted terrorist from the United Kingdom. He was born into a Hindu family in either Kenya or India. His parents moved to the UK from Kenya when he was only one year old. Barot converted to Islam at age 20 in the UK. He attended the Kingsbury High School in north London. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... This article is becoming very long. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other uses, including people named Islam, see Islam (disambiguation). ... North London is that part of London which is north of the River Thames. ...


Barot took part in terrorist campaigns against Indian forces in Kashmir. Subsequently he wrote a book, The Army of Madinah in Kashmir, discussing his experience and describing ways to kill Indian soldiers. In the late 1990s and early 2000 he served as an agent for al-Qaeda. For the dispute concerning this region, see Kashmir conflict Shown in green is the region under Pakistani administration. ... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ...


Barot admitted to plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank, among other targets. His accused co-conspirators are Mohammed Naveed Bhatti, 24; Abdul Aziz Jalil, 31; Omar Abdul Rehman, 20; Junade Feroze, 28; Zia ul Haq, 25; Qaisar Shaffi, 25; and Nadeem Tarmohammed, 26, Britons of Pakistani origin, most of Mirpuri descent. New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) , also nicknamed the Big Board, is the largest stock exchange in the world in dollar volume and second largest by number of companies listed. ... The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization that oversees the global financial system by observing exchange rates and balance of payments, as well as offering financial and technical assistance when requested. ... The World Bank Group is a group of five international organizations responsible for providing finance and advice to countries for the purposes of economic development and poverty reduction, and for encouraging and safeguarding international investment. ... Mirpur is a city of Azad Kashmir. ...


Much of the information about Barot's role in the planning of furhe al-Qaeda attacks came from the captured mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: Prosecution Exhibit from the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (Arabic: خالد شيخ محمد; also transliterated as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, , commonly referred to as KSM and also known by as many as twenty-seven aliases[1] (b. ...


External links

  • Indictment against Barot by the U.S. Government
  • http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061012/ts_nm/security_britain_dc_5
  • http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5738292/site/newsweek/
  • http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow/818941.cms
  • http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/features/11896/index1.html
  • http://www.sunnahonline.com/ilm/seerah/0053.htm An extract from his "The Army of Madinah in Kashmir"

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Dhiren to father, Abu Musa to al Qaeda (672 words)
According to British cops, he is Dhiren Barot to his father and Abu Musa al-Hindi to the Al Qaeda.
On Wednesday, India-born Dhiren and seven men of Pakistani origin, arrested in anti-terror raids and charged with plotting radioactive, chemical or explosives attacks, were remanded to police custody.
Dhiren was charged with possessing reconnaissance plans for the New York Stock Exchange, the International Monetary Fund, Citigroup building and the Prudential building and possessing notebooks containing information on explosives, poisons and chemicals.
AL QAEDA: THE NEW WEB (1591 words)
Barot had reportedly travelled to the US with two others for casing economic targets, but the identities of the other two have not yet been established.
Some Police officials of Karachi, who had interrogated Omar Sheikh in connection with the kidnapping of Pearl, allege that Barot and the other seven arrested and charged in the UK used to visit Pakistan in the past and, like Omar Sheikh, were known to the Pakistani intelligence officials with whom they were in regular touch.
The reported visit of KSM to India in 1996 and the involvement of Barot with Al Qaeda should be of concern to India.
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