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| Another one jugged in Lackawanna... |
| 2002-12-17 |
| The warehouse where Mohamed Albanna was arrested today has been in the news before... and has a connection to a member of Lackawanna's Muslim community. The telephone number of the Clinton Street warehouse being searched this morning traces to Mohamed Albanna. And if that name is familiar, it should be. Mr. Albanna is vice-president of the American Muslim council — and related to three members of the alleged Lackawanna terror cell. Mr. Albanna — and his Queen City Candy Company — have a history of being in the news. A search of Channel 2 news archives shows he was arrested on arson charges for allegedly torching his warehouse exactly 10 years ago this month. Losses were put at over a million dollars. Albanna was acquitted — ironically, his alibi at the time is another name we’re familiar with — his nephew, Jaber Elbaneh. Jaber is believed to be one of the missing Lackawanna co-conspirators currently at large in Yemen. I forget. What's the difference between an Islamist and a crook again? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |