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Jul 25, 2014
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Interview with American Jabhat Al-Nusra Suicide Bomber in Syria, Footage of Explosion

#4371 | 03:43
Source: Online Platforms

Following are excerpts from an interview with Abu Hurayra Al-Amriki, an American who carried out a suicide bombing in Syria on behalf of Jabhat al-Nusra. The footage was posted on the Internet on July 25, 2014.


Abu Hurayra Al-Amriki: How am I doing?


Jihadist: How are you feeling?


Abu Hurayra Al-Amriki: Allah be praised. Allah be praised.


Jihadist: You are very [excited], right?


Abu Hurayra Al-Amriki: Very much. Allah be praised, now I am with Allah. When I came to Syria, I couldn't afford to buy a gun. Allah gave me a gun through Jabhat Al-Nusra... Allah be praised. Allah has given me much more...


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I want to reach tranquility in the Afterlife. Paradise is not like this world. This world is all evil. My heart is not at peace here. Allah willing, in Paradise...


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What I want more than anything is to please Allah. Pleasing Allah is even better than Paradise. It is even better than Paradise.


I want to please You, I love You, and I want to enter Paradise. Paradise is better than this situation.


Allah knows that all the people will die. Allah decides who goes to Hell and who goes to Paradise. What I want to say most of all is that I want to please You and enter Paradise.


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Footage of preparations for the attack


Jihadist: Come on, my brother.


Abu Bakr, the other teams are ready. Is my brother with you?


Footage showing truck on its way to carry out suicide attack


Title: The first truck: Abu Hurayra Al-Amriki


[...]


Footage of explosions


Title: The first explosion: Abu Hurayra Al-Amriki, may Allah accept him.


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