Gang de Roubaix

Gang de Roubaix
LeaderChristophe Caze
Dates of operation27 January 1996 (1996-01-27) – 29 March 1996 (1996-03-29)
MotivesDestruction of a G7 meeting in Lille
Active regions France
IdeologyAl-Qaeda
Major actionsrobberies
Notable attacksMissed car Bombing against a Police precinct in Lille, Armored Car Robbery, Murder
Statusdismantled
Size18 terrorists
Means of revenuebank robberies

Gang de Roubaix was a French terrorist cell tied with the Islamist group al-Qaeda. Its members were suspected of murder, various violent bank attacks, and a failed car bombing attack against a G7 finance ministers meeting in Lille. The cell was ended when R.A.I.D. assaulted their headquarters in Roubaix in 1996.

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