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Australian Muslim leaders linked to Al Qaeda suspect
The ABC has obtained Spanish court documents that appear to link two Australian Muslim leaders with Spainâs top Al Qaeda suspect. The Australian Federal Police have confirmed they are aware of communications between the Australians and the Spanish man, Abu Dahdah. Abu Dahdah is being held as Al Qaedaâs top man in Spain and he allegedly met the ringleader of the September 11 attacks, Mohammed Atta. Court documents tendered last year to support Abu Dahdahâs detention on terrorism charges, allege repeated contact between the Spanish suspect and both Melbourne man Sheikh Mohammed Omran, and Sydney man Bilal Khazal.Bilal Khazal is one of the leaders of the Australian branch of the extremist Islamic Youth Movement. It isnât the first time he has been connected to Al Qaeda either. Mohammed Omran is a leader of the Sunnah Wal Jamaah, which is a Wahhabi/Salafi organistion. Itâs Indonesian branch is connected to the Laskar Jihad Sheik Omran denies he has had any contact, and Bilal Khazal did not respond to questions from the ABC. Sheik Omran told the ABC "Iâve never heard of that name [Abu Dahdah]". The Australian Federal Police say they know of such communications, and they have revealed they have at least 65 ongoing investigations into people potentially involved in terrorist activity. Posted by: Paul Moloney 2003-09-03 |
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