Editing Paintball (section)

== Accused terrorists' usage ==
In the past, unlawful groups and terrorists have been accused of using paintball for tactical training purposes in connection with the following incidents:

[[Mohamed Mahmood Alessa]] and [[Carlos "Omar" Eduardo Almonte]], two men arrested in June 2010 as they were bound for Somalia, and charged with terrorism and conspiring to kill, maim, and kidnap people outside the U.S., had simulated combat at an outdoor paintball facility in [[West Milford, New Jersey]], according to the complaint against them.<ref>{{cite news|last=Allen |first=Nick |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/7807582/Two-US-citizens-in-court-over-links-to-Somali-terror-plot.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/7807582/Two-US-citizens-in-court-over-links-to-Somali-terror-plot.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Two US citizens in court over links to Somali terror plot |newspaper=Telegraph |date= June 7, 2010|access-date=June 9, 2010 | location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="washingtonpost4">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/07/AR2010060702590.html |title=Two N.J. men arrested for allegedly trying to join Somali terrorists |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 7, 2010 |access-date=June 9, 2010 |first1=Peter |last1=Finn |first2=Jerry |last2=Markon |archive-date=February 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213023534/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/07/AR2010060702590.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="autogenerated4">{{cite news |author=John O'Boyle |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/nj_terror_plot_highlights_use.html |title=N.J. terror plot highlights use of paintball facilities for training exercise |newspaper=The Star-Ledger |access-date=June 9, 2010 |archive-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611001607/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/nj_terror_plot_highlights_use.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.northjersey.com/opinion/what-makes-these-terror-suspects-tick-1.206639?page=all |title=What makes these terror suspects tick |publisher=NorthJersey.com |access-date=July 7, 2015 |archive-date=July 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709192735/http://www.northjersey.com/opinion/what-makes-these-terror-suspects-tick-1.206639?page=all |url-status=live }}</ref>

Similarly, 11 men, convicted in 2003–04 of composing the [[Virginia Jihad Network]], engaged in paintball training in [[Spotsylvania County, Virginia]], to simulate guerrilla operations and develop combat skills to prepare for ''jihad'', according to prosecutors.<ref name="washingtonpost4"/><ref name="autogenerated4"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Dao |first=James |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/02/us/closing-remarks-in-terror-trial-touch-on-paintball-and-pakistan.html?pagewanted=1 |title=Closing Remarks in Terror Trial Touch on Paintball and Pakistan |newspaper=NYTimes.com |date=March 2, 2004 |access-date=June 16, 2010 |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615173836/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/02/us/closing-remarks-in-terror-trial-touch-on-paintball-and-pakistan.html?pagewanted=1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/26/AR2005042600490.html |title=Jurors Convict Muslim Leader in Terrorism Case |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 27, 2005 |access-date=June 16, 2010 |first=Jerry |last=Markon |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629043410/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/26/AR2005042600490.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8wQzAAAAIBAJ&pg=6174,2080460&dq=paintball+muslim&hl=en |title=Google News |date=November 8, 2003 |access-date=September 13, 2010 |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308022515/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8wQzAAAAIBAJ&pg=6174,2080460&dq=paintball+muslim&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="nydailynews2">{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/06/07/2010-06-07_paintball_just_one_way_for_them_to_practice.html |title=Suspected New Jersey terror wannabes trained at paintball ranges, feds say |newspaper=New York Daily News |date=June 6, 2010 |access-date=June 9, 2010 |archive-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611064158/http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/06/07/2010-06-07_paintball_just_one_way_for_them_to_practice.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2006, [[Ali Asad Chandia]] of the Virginia Jihad Network was sentenced to 15 years in prison aiding the Pakistani terrorist organization, [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]], including arranging a shipment of 50,000 paintballs from the U.S. to Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2006/082006/08262006/216931/index_html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708223401/http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2006/082006/08262006/216931/index_html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |title=Paintball jihadist hit with 15-year sentence |publisher=Fredericksburg.com |access-date=July 7, 2015}}</ref>

In addition, two of the 2005 London [[7/7]] bombers were filmed while training in June 2005 at a paintball center in [[Tonbridge, Kent]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Gardham |first=Duncan |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1579917/Opportunities-to-stop-July-21-bombers-missed.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1579917/Opportunities-to-stop-July-21-bombers-missed.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Opportunities to stop July 21 bombers missed |newspaper=Telegraph |date=April 12, 2008 |access-date=June 16, 2010 | location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Also, the suspects in the [[2006 Toronto Terrorism case|2006 Toronto terrorism case]] played paintball to prepare for their attack.<ref>{{cite news |author=Sean Alfano |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/07/terror/main1692699.shtml |title=Imitating September 11 and Madrid? |work=CBS News |date=June 7, 2006 |access-date=June 16, 2010 |archive-date=December 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204120420/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/07/terror/main1692699.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/crime/article/794612--alleged-terror-cell-s-training-camp-proved-they-were-serious-court-told |title=Alleged terror cell's training camp proved they were serious, court told |work=thestar.com |date=April 13, 2010 |access-date=June 16, 2010 |location=Toronto |first=Isabel |last=Teotonio |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024050322/http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/crime/article/794612--alleged-terror-cell-s-training-camp-proved-they-were-serious-court-told |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, paintball training was engaged in by five terrorists to prepare for an [[2007 Fort Dix attack plot|attack aimed at killing American soldiers]] in [[Fort Dix, New Jersey]]; they were later convicted.<ref>{{cite web |author=Sean Alfano |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/11/terror/main2789739.shtml |title=No Bail For Fort Dix Six – CBS News |website=[[CBS News]] |date=May 10, 2007 |access-date=June 16, 2010 |archive-date=September 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924080336/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/11/terror/main2789739.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="autogenerated7">{{cite news |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/nj_terror_suspects_to_appear_i.html |title=N.J. terror suspects to appear in court for bail hearing |newspaper=The Star-Ledger |access-date=June 10, 2010 |archive-date=June 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612093326/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/nj_terror_suspects_to_appear_i.html |url-status=live }}</ref>