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VIDEO: Whale vomit sells for £11k at auction September 26, 2015
A lump of whale vomit found by a dog walker on an Anglesey beach sells at auction for £11,000.
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VIDEO: Thousands greet Pope Francis in New York September 26, 2015
The Pope has concluded a momentous day in New York by celebrating Mass before 18,000 worshippers in Madison Square Garden.
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VIDEO: Why disappearing is worse than death September 25, 2015
One Argentine artist - whose brother disappeared in the 1970s - is trying to keep the memory of the Mexican students alive.
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VIDEO: Nigeria close to eradicating polio September 25, 2015
Until recently there were three countries - Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria - where polio was endemic, now there remain just two.
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VIDEO: VW row 'shows no sign of slowing down' September 25, 2015
Matthias Mueller is announced as the new CEO of Volkswagen, following the diesel engine emission tests scandal that has engulfed the company.
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VIDEO: Peston: China slowdown in 30 seconds (or less) September 25, 2015
BBC economics editor Robert Peston tries to explain why China's slowdown matters in three, six and 30 seconds.
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VIDEO: Tensions rise between Austria and Hungary September 25, 2015
The location of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's recent press conference is a sign of strain in the countries relationship with Austria
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VIDEO: Reporter at Hajj: 'My aunt is missing' September 25, 2015
A BBC Hausa Service correspondent who was at the scene of a deadly stampede near Mecca, says she has lost her aunt, and some members of her group are missing.
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VIDEO: Why did an Israeli model want a no-fly zone? September 25, 2015
Why did Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli want a no-fly zone over a hotel in northern Israel?
– ABDUL NASSER BENBRIKA
* Abdul Nasser Benbrika, nick named Abu Bakr, was born in Algeria in 1960. He arrived to Australia in 5/1989 and lives since then in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. In 1992 Abdul Nasser Benbrika married a Muslim Australian woman from Lebanese descent. Despite his hope Abdul Nasser Benbrika was not granted automatically citizenship.
Only after a judicial appeal Abdul Nasser Benbrika was ordered to file an ordinary request for Australian citizenship. In his request he wrote that he wanted to be an Australian citizen because of his “love to Australian way of life”. Abdul Nasser Benbrika became a citizen in Australia in 1996.
At first Abdul Nasser Benbrika joined the Melbourne Mosque of the relatively radical Sheikh Mohammed Omran and taught in his center Islam and Arabic. In early 2000 he withdrew from his congregation, which he considered not radical enough, and formed a small group of his own – later known as the AUSTRALIAN Terror Network. His group used to train in the woods around Melbourne and some of them went, probably in 2000-1, for training in Al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan.
Abdul Nasser Benbrika drew the attention of the Australian security service (ASIO) and was under surveillance from 06/2004. On 03/2005 Australian authorities had his passport revoked as he was already considered as a threat.
In 08/2005, in a radio interview, Abdul Nasser Benbrika described Osama Bin Laden as “a great man”.
On 11/08/2005 Abdul Nasser Benbrika was arrested alongside 8 more suspects from Melbourne and 9 suspects from Sydney, as the ringleader of the Australian Terror Network on suspicions that they were about to carry out a series of terror and suicide attacks.
Abdul Nasser Benbrika’s trial began in Melbourne on 09/01/2006. On 05/31/2007 Abdul Nasser Benbrika denied guilt. His trial is set to continue in 02/2008. On Monday 09/15/2008 Abdul Nasser Benbrika was found guilty on all charges against him in Melbourne court. On 02/02/2009 Abdul Nasser Benbrika was sentenced to minimum of 12 years in jail.
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