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Mummy Upset at Foopie's Arrest
The mother of a key Tanzanian suspect arrested in connection with the bombing of two US embassies in East Africa has said her son is innocent. Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, an alleged al-Qaeda militant with a $5m American bounty on his head, was captured in Pakistan on Sunday. In tears Mrs Bimkubwa Said Abdullah told the BBC that she feared her son would be tortured in custody. Mrs Said Abdullah said she hoped her son would receive a fair trial. The Tanzanian government has yet to comment on the arrest of its national. Tanzania's Foreign Affairs Minister Jakaya Kikwete said he learnt about the arrest from the media, and has not received any information from Pakistan. Mr Ghailani has been indicted in the US over the bombings of the American embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, nearly six years ago. More than 200 people were killed in the two explosions, including 12 American citizens. Most of the victims were Kenyans and Tanzanians. In his early 30s and from the island of Zanzibar off Tanzania's coast, Mr Ghailani is described by his old friends as a reserved man and a good soccer player. He left the island six years ago, relatives say, to pursue his studies. Asha Muhammed, Mr Ghailani's first cousin, told the BBC's Ally Saleh in Zanzibar that he finds it hard to believe his cousin would be capable of harming anyone. Posted by: Howard UK 2004-08-02 |
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