Exclusive: Moroccan Twins Sanaa and Iman Laghrissi, Recruited To Al-Qaeda at Age 13, Talk About Their Indoctrination and Say: 'We Looked Upon Osama Bin Laden as a Father Figure'

February 15, 2012 Special Dispatch No. 4501

Following are excerpts from a report on Moroccan twins Sanaa and Iman Laghrissi, who were recruited to Al-Qaeda at age 13. The report aired on Al-Arabiya TV on December 31, 2011: To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/3267.htm. ...

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