Pakistani accounts from the time of the attack say the three attackers who were killed, were unidentified.[5] Subsequently, a martyr video, and an interview established Ali Jaleel was one of the bombers.[6]
Ali Jaleel, and two other Maldivian citizens were captured in 2006, on suspicion they were attempting to travel to Pakistan for underground military training.[7] He was convicted of preaching without a license in December 2006.[6] He was sentenced to two years house arrest on December 26, 2006.
According to Haveeru Daily, he violated his house arrest and was sentenced to four months of banishment on February 8, 2008.
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Chandrasekharan, S. (December 5, 2009). "MALDIVES: Coming to Grips with Religious Extremism". South Asia Analysis. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. On 8 November 2008, the Al Qaeda showed a video clip (available in YouTube- even some Maldivian media carried it) of a Maldivian national who reportedly killed himself in a suicide attack. The person - Ali Jaleel aged 30 of male said that he would wage jihad and die as a martyr.
^ ab"Video interview of Maldivian jihadist available on internet". Haveeru Daily. November 6, 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011. A member of Jaleel's family said that they had heard rumours about his death but that the video had "further confirmed" it. The family member said that Jaleel's family did not want to say too much on the matter.
^Swami, Praveen (April 4, 2009). "Nine Maldives jihadists held in Pakistan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on April 9, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2010. And, in 2006, Male residents Ali Jaleel, Fatimah Nasreen, and Aishath Raushan were arrested for preparing to go to Pakistan to receive jihad training.
