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{{Villain_Infobox | {{Villain_Infobox | ||
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|fullname = Abdul Basit Mahmoud Abdul Karim | |fullname = Abdul Basit Mahmoud Abdul Karim | ||
|alias = Ramzi Yousef | |alias = Ramzi Yousef | ||
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|type of villain = Terrorist | |type of villain = Terrorist | ||
|goals = Continue jihad against the United States and Israel (failed) | |goals = Continue jihad against the United States and Israel (failed) | ||
|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>Conspiracy to murder<br>Destruction of property<br>Passport fraud<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Xenophobia]] | |crimes = [[Murder]]<br>Conspiracy to [[murder]]<br>Destruction of property<br>Passport fraud<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Americophobia]] | ||
|hobby = }} | |hobby = }} | ||
'''Ramzi Yousef''' (April 27th, 1968 - ) was one of the main perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and a co-conspirator of the Bojinka plot. He hoped to kill 250,000 people by toppling the towers into each other, but only killed 6 people, an unborn baby and wounded over a thousand people. | '''Ramzi Yousef''' (April 27th, 1968 - ) was one of the main perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and a co-conspirator of the Bojinka plot. He hoped to kill 250,000 people by toppling the towers into each other, but only killed 6 people, an unborn baby and wounded over a thousand people. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
The name "Ramzi Yousef" is an alias. The 9/11 Commission later revealed that Yousef's real name is '''Abdul Basit Mahmoud Abdul Karim'''. He was born in either Iraq, | The name "Ramzi Yousef" is an alias. The 9/11 Commission later revealed that Yousef's real name is '''Abdul Basit Mahmoud Abdul Karim'''. He was born in either Iraq, in Kuwait to parents who were both from Pakistan. His father is Mohammed Abdul Karim from Balochistan, Pakistan. His mother is believed to be the sister of [[Khalid Sheikh Mohammed]], a senior member of [[Al-Qaeda]] and the alleged mastermind of the [[September 11 attacks]]. | ||
When his family returned to Pakistan in the mid-1980s, Yousef was sent to the United Kingdom for education. In 1986, he enrolled at Swansea Institute in Wales, where he studied electrical engineering, graduating four years later. He also studied at the Oxford College of Further Education to improve his English. | When his family returned to Pakistan in the mid-1980s, Yousef was sent to the United Kingdom for education. In 1986, he enrolled at Swansea Institute in Wales, where he studied electrical engineering, graduating four years later. He also studied at the Oxford College of Further Education to improve his English. | ||
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[[Category:Middle Eastern Villains]] | [[Category:Middle Eastern Villains]] | ||
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