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 terrorist cell tied with the Islamist group Al-Qaeda. Its members were suspected of various bloody bank attacks, murder and a missed car bombing attack against a G7 Finance ministers meeting in Lille.

Their history ended with a R.A.I.D. assault against their Roubaix HQ in 1996.

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