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CIA seizes Osama bin Laden's son-in-law after Turkey deportation: Report
 Osama bin Laden's son-in-law Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was seized by CIA agents and taken to the United States after Turkey deported him to Jordan this month, a Turkish newspaper reported on Thursday.Abu Ghaith, the former spokesman of the al-Qaida network, was seized last month at a luxury hotel in Ankara after a tip-off from CIA and was held there by the police despite a US request for his extradition. Turkish authorities deported Abu Ghaith to Jordan on March 1 to be sent back to Kuwait but he was seized by CIA agents in Jordan and taken to the United States, the Hurriyet newspaper said. His deportation coincided with a visit by US Secretary of State John Kerry to Ankara as part of a regional tour, it added. The Turkish foreign ministry declined to comment on the report while the US embassy in Ankara told AFP: "We're aware of the reports." Ankara considers Abu Ghaith a "stateless" person as he was stripped of his Kuwaiti nationality after appearing in videos defending the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and threatening further violence. The United States wanted him extradited over his alleged connection to the attacks. Posted by: tipper 2013-03-07 |
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