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Man Arrested With Grenade Is Charged
A Venezuelan man arrested at London's Gatwick airport for carrying a live hand grenade in his luggage was ordered Monday to appear in court next week on terrorism charges.They still keep calling him Venezuelan. Hasil Mohammed Rahaham-Alan, 37, identified himself during Monday's hearing and said he lived in Caracas, Venezuela. He did not enter a plea and his next hearing was scheduled for Feb. 24. Funny name for a Venezuelan, isn't it? Rahaham-Alan was arrested last week during a huge security alert when the army placed more than 400 troops at Heathrow airport west of London and stepped up security at other airports. Rahaham-Alan had a Venezuelan passport and arrived on a flight from Caracas, police said. Officers said they found a grenade in his luggage and shut Gatwick's North Terminal for several hours. He was charged Sunday night with possession of an explosive, possession of an article for terrorist purposes and carrying a dangerous item on a flight. Sounds serious. In a separate hearing, a 33-year-old Algerian man was jailed for four months for having a fake passport. Took them long enough to tell us he's one of those Algerian, er, North Africans, didn't it? Posted by: Steve 2003-02-18 |
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