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Al-Qaeda lives off donations, not bin Laden fortune

Other News Materials 2 February 2009 21:28 (UTC +04:00)

The terrorists of al-Qaeda rely mainly on donations from supporters to operate, not the fortune of the organization's founder, according to German police intelligence given in evidence Monday at a trial in Germany, dpa reported.

A federal police officer told the court in Koblenz in Germany's west that the personal fortune, estimated at 200 million to 300 million dollars, of Osama bin Laden, who founded al-Qaeda in 1989, must have been used up by now.

She was testifying at the trial of a man accused of membership in al-Qaeda.

Aleem N's fund-raising in Germany for the group is a central part of the state's case. He allegedly recruited fighters, including a Moroccan-born German national, Bekkay Harrach, who has recited threats against Germany in recent terrorist video messaages.

The trial continues. No date for a verdict has been set.

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