Many will remember the incident in Jordan involving this woman. When this happened, the people of Jordan were appalled that Muslims would do this to other Muslims, but said that it was OK to suicide bomb the Israelis. One of those killed was an American Muslim film director who was over there for a wedding.
Who is Sajida al-Rishawi, the woman ISIS wants in exchange for Japanese hostage Kenji Goto?
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2015 10:58 AM
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Sajida al-Rishawi in April 2006. -- PHOTO: EPA
BY CHONG ZI LIANG
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is reportedly demanding the release of an Al-Qaeda-linked attempted female suicide bomber, Sajida al-Rishawi, in exchange for its hostage, Japanese journalist Kenji Goto.
Rishawi, who is in her 40s, was arrested in 2005 shortly after she tried, but failed, to blow herself up as part of a string of hotel bombings in Amman, Jordan, that killed at least 57 people, reported The New York Times.
The Iraqi woman had travelled to the Jordanian capital with her husband Hussein Ali al-Shamari, also an Iraqi, using forged passports five days before the attacks.
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Who is Sajida al-Rishawi, the woman ISIS wants in exchange for Japanese hostage Kenji Goto?
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2015 10:58 AM
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Sajida al-Rishawi in April 2006. -- PHOTO: EPA
BY CHONG ZI LIANG
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is reportedly demanding the release of an Al-Qaeda-linked attempted female suicide bomber, Sajida al-Rishawi, in exchange for its hostage, Japanese journalist Kenji Goto.
Rishawi, who is in her 40s, was arrested in 2005 shortly after she tried, but failed, to blow herself up as part of a string of hotel bombings in Amman, Jordan, that killed at least 57 people, reported The New York Times.
The Iraqi woman had travelled to the Jordanian capital with her husband Hussein Ali al-Shamari, also an Iraqi, using forged passports five days before the attacks.
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Who is Sajida al-Rishawi the woman ISIS wants in exchange for Japanese hostage Kenji Goto - East Asia News Top Stories - The Straits Times
