The Star Science Pupil Who Grew Up to Become Al Qaeda's 'Nuclear Mastermind'

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SITTING proudly in the front row of class, nine-year-old Adlene Hicheur looks every inch the star pupil.

The year was 1986 and the young French Algerian was already showing a remarkable talent in the sciences that would propel him towards an outstanding career as a nuclear physician. But Hicheur, now 32, will spend the next decade in jail after admitting pinpointing targets for Al Qaeda which are likely to have included some in Britain, where he completed his education.

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The Star Science Pupil Who Grew Up to Become Al Qaeda's 'Nuclear Mastermind'

Secret agent interrogators have already told how he wanted to help with the destruction of a Total oil refinery, crea...

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