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German bomb suspect may have al Qaeda link: Lebanon
2006-08-26
A Lebanese suspect has confessed to placing a bomb on a German train and investigations indicate that he might be linked to al Qaeda, Lebanon's Acting Interior Minister Ahmad Fatfat said on Friday.

"There is nothing clear now, but in his computer, we found something that can be related to al Qaeda, some contacts," Fatfat told Reuters television. "He denied any contact till now with al Qaeda, but maybe he was working without knowing (it) himself under the umbrella of al Qaeda." The suspect was identified as Jihad Hamad, whom the authorities said yesterday had given himself up in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.
Posted by:anonymous5089

#5  Plus, going to an euro-jail is entering muslim territory.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-08-26 13:37  

#4  Thereby becoming eligible for many valuable prizes and coupons.
Posted by: 6   2006-08-26 13:35  

#3  Mossad is active in Lebanon, I suspect. He did a quick calculation and realized he's likely to get no more than 6 mos in a comfy German jail by turning himself in.
Posted by: lotp   2006-08-26 11:14  

#2  It still blows me away that this guy turned himself in. Why? Does al Qaeda really have nowhere they can hide him?
Posted by: WhiteCollarRedneck   2006-08-26 09:54  

#1  A Lebanese suspect has confessed to placing a bomb on a German train and investigations indicate that he might be linked to al Qaeda, Lebanon's Acting Interior Minister Ahmad Fatfat said on Friday.

Geez, you'd think that the Germans had earned a little bit of historical slack. I guess it's all about "what have you done to kill all the Jews for me lately?"

Minister Ahmad Fatfat

I can only guess that they'd have to render him first, just like John Belushi.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-08-26 08:22  

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