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Japanese police arrest 8th foreigner linked to Al-Qaeda
TOKYO: Japanese police arrested an eighth foreign national today in their nation-wide crackdown on a suspected Al-Qaeda network in Japan, officials and news reports said. A 37-year-old Bangladeshi identified as Shiddiq ur Rahman, was arrested in Gunma, north of Tokyo, on suspicion of violating immigration laws, a local police spokesman said.
Welcome to Japan, the politest police state you'll ever see. Little tiny police sub-stations on almost every block with a list of everyone who lives there. There may be a large number of foreign workers, but they still stand out.

Posted by: Steve 2004-06-03
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