Boualem Bensaïd
Boualem Bensaïd is an Algerian national who was condemned to life imprisonment for his role as a coordinator in a series of Islamist terrorist attacks in France during 1995, including the deadly bombing at the Saint-Michel RER station in Paris. He has been incarcerated since November 1995 and recently sought conditional release, which was denied by the French courts amidst ongoing tensions between France and Algeria.
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Boualem Bensaïd has been charged with the assassination of Imam Abdelbaki Sahraoui in 1995 in Paris.
Boualem Bensaïd mis en examen pour l’assassinat de l’imam Sahraoui en 1995 à Paris
France· 2025-12-11
Boualem Bensaïd is one of the perpetrators of the 1995 attacks in France and is set to be released under certain conditions.
Boualem Bensaïd : la France presse l’Algérie d’accepter la procédure d’expulsion de l’un des auteurs des attentats de 1995, libérable à partir de vendrediFrance· 2025-08-01
Boualem Bensaïd, one of the authors of the 1995 attacks in Paris, is eligible for release from prison.
Boualem Bensaïd, l’un des auteurs des attentats de 1995 à Paris, est libérableFrance· 2025-07-31Boualem Bensaïd is considered the coordinator of a wave of six attacks that struck France in 1995.
Attentats de 1995 en France : Boualem Bensaïd reste en prison, confirme la Cour de cassationFrance· 2025-05-07