Kamel Rabat Bouralha, is the name of an Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

n-born British citizen

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 who has been accused by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) of being a key aide to Chechen

Chechnya

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 rebel warlord

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 Shamil Basayev

Shamil Basayev

Shamil Salmanovich Basayev was a Chechen militant Islamist and a leader of the Chechen rebel movement.Starting as a field commander in the Transcaucasus, Basayev led guerrilla campaigns against the Russian troops for years, as well as launching mass-hostage takings of civilians, with his goal...

 in organizing the Beslan school hostage crisis

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Russian investigators claim that Bouralha travelled from London

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 to Chechnya

Chechnya

The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...

 in 2001. Former associates of the Scotland Yard

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 in London confirmed that Bouralha had lived in London and had been a frequent visitor at Finsbury Park mosque

Finsbury Park Mosque

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 in 2000. He was reportedly detained in September 2004 in Chechnya as he attempted to flee to Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

to treat a bullet wound in his chest.