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Pakistan grills British al-Qaida suspect
I prefer a charcoal grill, myself:A British national suspected of links to Usama bin Ladinâs al-Qaida is being interrogated by Pakistani authorities, the foreign ministry said on Monday. Tariq Mahmud, 30, who has dual British and Pakistani nationality, has been "detained by our authorities," spokesman Masud Khan told reporters, scotching rumours that he was being held by US forces in neighbouring Afghanistan. "He is being investigated on suspicion of having links with al-Qaida... I cannot tell you his whereabouts and how the investigations are being carried out." "I can say no more!" Mahmud, from Birmingham in central England, was arrested in late October from a house in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, near Islamabad. The British Foreign Office was aware of the arrest and is seeking further information from Pakistani authorities, a spokesman told Aljazeera.net earlier on Monday. ââWe are pressing the Pakistanis to allow our consulate to make contact with this individual. We have sent the Pakistanis a photocopy of Mr Mahmudâs passport and some photographs to assist them with their inquiries,ââ said the spokesperson. "Yup, thatâs him. Or at least, thatâs what he looked like before we questioned him." Posted by: Steve 2003-11-10 |
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