British police characterized a visit to
Pakistan by
homegrown terrorists,
Mohammad Sidique Khan and
Shehzad Tanweer, as
jihadi tourism, and doubted that they were actual terrorists. Sidique Khan and Tanweer were reported to have met
Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, one of
al-Qaeda’s most experienced commanders, in November 2004, when he tasked them to plan an attack in
England. Khan and Tanweer were later two of the four suicide bombers in the
7 July 2005 London bombings.
Neoconservative author
Laurent Murawiec has alleged that wealthy young men from
Saudi Arabia have travelled to
Afghanistan and
Pakistan for jihadi tourism.
Al-Quds Mosque, Hamburg The
Al-Quds Mosque in
Hamburg, where
Mohamed Atta often prayed, became a hub for jihadi tourism prior to its closure, as
Islamic militants gathered to meet those with connections to
terrorist organizations in
Afghanistan. It was discovered by German authorities that 10 of the mosque's members had travelled to the border region of
Pakistan and
Afghanistan. In 2010, the mosque was closed by German security officials following suspicions that the mosque was again being used as a meeting place for
Islamic extremists.
Somalia Leaked US diplomatic cables have alleged that British and American Muslim citizens are travelling to
Somalia to undergo training for
terrorist attacks in the UK. ==See also==