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Mullah Krekar busted in NÞrwåy
The Iraqi Kurdish leader of Ansar al-Islam was arrested in Norway on Thursday due to fears he would flee the country while under investigation. Mullah Krekar, who is living in Norway, is under investigation by Norwegian police over his links to the Ansar al-Islam (Supporters of Islam) group, which the United States labels a "terrorist group."That's only because they like to "kill people." (Cheeze. Who wrote the Rooters stylebook?) "Mullah Krekar was arrested by police today," Erling Grimstad, deputy director of Norway's financial crime unit told Reuters. "It has to do with possible crimes committed in relation to Ansar al-Islam." He said Krekar, who is wanted by Jordan on drugs charges, was arrested because police were "afraid that he would flee." He said an Oslo court would rule on Friday whether there were grounds for Krekar's continued detention. He has enjoyed refugee status in Norway since 1991 but the government has said it wants to expel him due to concerns over national security. Krekar told Dutch television NOS on Wednesday U.S. troops were facing the threat of suicide bombers from his group's guerrillas in Kurdish-held northern Iraq, where Ansar al-Islam has its foothold. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-03-20 |
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