MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's government said it has detained a man believed linked to the groups that carried out the Sept. 11 terror attacks in the United States. The federal attorney general's office, in a bulletin issued late Tuesday, identified the man as Amer Haykel and said he was a British citizen born in Beirut, Lebanon. "According to U.S. authorities, he is linked to extremist groups believed to be involved with the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in New York," the agency said. But it did not say if he faced any charges or if he was believed to be personally involved in any terrorist actions.
He was detained in Todos Los Santos in the municipality of La Paz near the tip of the Baja California peninsula. It said he was located at a fire station, though it did not describe why, based on information from the U.S. government. | Great weather, good resturants, lots of tourists coming and going. Nice place to operate out of. |
He was brought to Mexico City for immigration processing. |