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| Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan Nabbed in Kenya | ||
| 2007-03-10 | ||
| Kenyan police officials have arrested a man who they believe to be Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, a ring al Qaeda suspect in the 2002 Israeli airline attack and hotel bombing that killed at least 15 people. The arrest occurred just days before the United States Embassy in Kenya issued a warning Tuesday, that a possible "terrorist attack" was being planned in Mombasa to coincide with the World Cross Country Championships on March 24. The man believed to be Nabhan was arrested last week in Mombasa after a foreign exchange dealer hit a panic button because of the man's uneasy behavior. Police thought the man resembled Nabhan's photo and arrested him, although Kenyan authorities have not confirmed his true identity. Al-Amin Kimathi, executive coordinator of Muslim Human Rights, an Islamic group in Kenya said all attempts to retrieve information from the suspect turned futile.
Nabhan is wanted for questioning by the FBI and Kenyan police for the 2002 attacks and the 1998 bombings of the US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed more than 200 people. He fled to Somalia after the attacks. Last year, Jendayi Frazer, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State of African Affairs, accused Islamic radicals in Somalia of sheltering him and demanded a hand over.
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| Posted by:Gromogum Elmereter5708 |
| #1 fled Somalia back into waiting arms in Kenya. I hope he's terrified. That way he'll be even more susceptible to Mr. Black & Decker reversible drill interrogation. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-03-10 08:03 |