Arrests and Trials
Members of the groups have since been prosecuted for various charges. A number of suspects have fled to the United Kingdom. Extradition proceedings against suspect Rachid Ramda had been ongoing for nearly 10 years, beginning in 1995. Throughout this time, Ramda was detained in London's Belmarsh Prison Ramda was extradited to France on December 1, 2005, in connection with the bombings. On October 26, 2007, Ramda was sentenced to life in prison for financing the attacks.
According to the FBI terrorism consultant Evan Kohlmann, parts of the money used to finance the bombings came from people connected to the Brandbergen Mosque in Haninge, Sweden.
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