Germany has begun steps to deport two Moroccans it says aided the Sept. 11 hijackers and remain loyal to international terrorist networks, according to the Interior Ministry in Hamburg.
Abdelghani Mzoudi and Mounir El Motassadeq have been tried in connection with their ties to hijackers who studied in Hamburg and had links to Al Qaeda members. Mzoudi was acquitted in February on 3,000 counts of accessory to murder. Motassadeq was convicted on similar charges but won an appeal for a new trial, which is expected to begin next month.
The Ministry wants to deport them to their native Morocco.
