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| Al-Faruq seems to be a Pak... |
| 2002-11-06 |
| A self-confessed al-Qaeda operative, who has implicated militant Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakr Bashir in a series of church bombings, is a Pakistani national, said Indonesia's police chief said on Tuesday. Omar's a Pak? Ain't that a surprise... Until now all reports have put Omar al-Faruq as an Arab, most likely a Kuwaiti or an Iraqi. Indonesian authorities arrested al-Faruq last June and handed him over to the US. Al-Faruq revealed information in early September about planned attacks on Western targets in Southeast Asia, leading to closure of a number of US embassies. "His original nationality is Pakistani, but he was using a Kuwaiti passport when arrested," police chief General Da'i Bachtiar told parliament. Al-Faruq is the key informant source in the Indonesian police probe against Bashir, who has been arrested over church bombings in 2000 and an alleged plot to kill President Megawati Sukarnoputri. Bashir denied any wrongdoing or knowing al-Faruq. Gen Bachtiar said al-Faruq had entered Indonesia illegally in 1998, and obtained a series of fake identities. It was also unclear if al-Faruq was his real name. They just can't stay away from those false IDs, can they? Him being a Pak surprises me, though. Usually they're just cheap muscle... Thanks to Paul for the link... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |