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b6 b7C b7D Ssat sem 'aweag awg? yey? buganp 'ssaugsnq s.weng ysy aey? paaewgass than 25 million dollars. profits Aziz Nassour made trafficking conflict diamonds throughout Africa may have been transferred to Lebanon, which is believed to be his current location since fleeing Belgium. categorized the Washington Post's assertion that "al Qaeda operatives oversaw a 20 million dollars diamond buying. as ridiculous. They advised that it would take much more than this. that during no time in 2ool was there any drying up, abundance, or unusual activity of Western African gems in the Antwerp market. Haats go dn bugAap Aue aeya 'Eoet nnady ug Igd dya paddape osge Leone diamonds or later increase in amounts exported could be. b6 explained by the hoarding of the raw stones prior to the Kimberly b7C Process becoming effective and the U.N. sanctions being lifted. b7D during this period. TFOs/FBI interviewed diamond exporter They both advised that chey cioseiy monitor tne west Airican diamond trade and did so even during the period the RuF controlled the mining areas of Kono and Tonga. They were not aware of any unusual fluctuations or anything else out of the ordinary, including sales in gems in excess of one million dollars or any al Qaeda diamond purchasing in the. region. Evaluation of Allegations Related to al Qaeda Cornering the West African Diamond Trade As a result of this investigation, the FBi has determined that there is no substance to the allegations that al Qaeda. operatives purchased 20 million dollars in diamonds that cornered the market. The FBi has been in contact with other intelligence, peoaqe pee :san ayn ut aageuebe Aaoaegnbah pue 'aueeeaaogea me? source of funding for al Qaeda. Possible Terrorist Group Funding Through Conflict Diamonds 14