Germans arrest al Qaida suspect with 9/11 links

[ECH1969]

A German of Moroccan descent has been arrested in Hamburg on suspicion that he is a member of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist network.

He is suspected of being in contact with Said Bahaji, who had close ties to the three September 11 hijackers who lived and studied in Hamburg - Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi and Ziad Jarrah - but fled before the attacks and is believed to be in Pakistan.

``The accused had numerous contacts with the international network of violent jihadis, among other places in Syria, Algeria and Iraq,'' prosecutor's office spokeswoman Frauke Scheuten said.

``At the end of November 2005, he completed explosives training at a camp operated by a terrorist network in Algeria. He is seriously suspected of supporting the al-Qaida foreign terrorist network through recruiting fighters for suicide attacks in Iraq and through financial payments.''

http://www.unison.ie/breakingnews/?ca=27&si=94642&breakingnews=1

[Lerkfish]

1. hmmmm...an awful lot of reporting in the media lately of "thwarted"

al quaida group activity.

methinks something really bad for the administration or for the world is coming down soon.

[Joanne98]

2. Britain, Canada, Germany ALL "friends of Bush".

I predict that as soon as Calderon is INSTALLED in Mexico, there will be "terra" thwarted at the Mexican border too.

[leesa]

3. Another unsuccessful 9-11 trial in the making...

Look in the White House.