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- ↑ "Germany says citizen held in US military custody in Afghanistan". International Herald Tribune. April 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
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- ↑ "German Citizen Held by US Forces as Terror Suspect". Deutsche Welle. April 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- 1 2 Matthias Gebauer, Holger Stark (April 21, 2008). "'A fatal shopping trip': US Military Detains German Citizen in Afghanistan". Der Spiegel . Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ↑ Stefan Nicola (April 25, 2008). "U.S. interrogation of German may strain ties with Berlin". United Press International. Archived from the original on 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ↑ Gebauer, Matthias (31 May 2008). "Befreiter Gholam Ghaus Z.: Blitz-Heimkehr aus dem schwarzen Loch". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
People listed in italics have died. | |
| Alleged al-Qaeda members | |
| Hamburg cell (September 11 attacks) | |
| Held in Guantanamo Bay | |
| Wrongly accused | |
| 2006 train-bombing plot | |
| 2007 bomb plot |
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1 Currently imprisoned. 2 Released after serving sentence. | |
