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| Afghan extremists en route to Europe: German paper |
| 2003-01-25 |
| German intelligence has warned that 20 Afghan extremists travelling on falsified Pakistani passports are en route to Europe, Germany's mass-circulation Bild newspaper reported on Saturday. The daily cited unnamed intelligence sources as saying what the paper called "terror commandos" were travelling to Germany, Britain, France and the Czech Republic via Bahrain. The paper did not say what the extremists planned to do if they made it to Europe, but said they were followers of Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who has denied reports he is allied with Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. And has also admitted to them. Hek's a very confused fellow lately... Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency, which has warned in recent months it was concerned the country might become the target of Islamist attacks because of Berlin's support for the US-led war on terror, was not immediately available for comment. So the Fritzies have become pacifists, refusing to support the U.S. in thumping Sammy, and in return Hek and his al-Qaeda buddies dispatch a hit team to reward them... It's a strange and wonderful world we live in. But probably more strange than wonderful... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 Now that the Deutschlanders will not be travelling with us to Baghdad, they will have plenty of resources to apply to interviews with men in Afghan sweaters and the fifth column. For their sakes, I hope that they succeed. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-01-25 20:36:29 |