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| German Arrested in Riyadh for Alleged Al-Qaeda Link |
| 2003-04-08 |
| The German Foreign Office has confirmed the detention of a German national in Saudi Arabia. He was allegedly involved in a terrorist attack on a Tunisian synagogue last year which killed 21 people, including 14 German tourists. The German national has been identified as Christian Ganczarski, a Muslim sometimes known as Abu Ibrahim. Ganczarski, 36, who is also wanted in the US, was arrested in the Kingdom after Germany provided information to the Saudi government. Germany and Saudi Arabia currently have no extradition treaty, but local sources said that the Kingdom and Germany were cooperating on this issue. The German federal prosecutorâs office said it did not have sufficient evidence to hold the suspect. It also said that it had no legal grounds to block him from going to Saudi Arabia. If I remember correctly, Abu skipped town after the Germans had to let him go. Nice to know where he is. In the meantime, US authorities are said to be interested in seeking Ganczarskiâs extradition to the United States for interrogation about his knowledge of Osama Bin Laden. Ganczarski is believed to have been a frequent guest of Bin Laden at a residential complex of the Al-Qaeda ringleader in Afghanistan. Is there anyone that Binny didn't meet? You must have had to take a number and wait in line. In another development, Interior Minister Prince Naif disclosed yesterday that Syria had handed over to the Kingdom 10 Saudis who fought in Afghanistan. âThe men are currently in the Kingdom and have been allowed to meet with their relatives,â Prince Naif told reporters. He did not say when they were handed over, why they had been in Syria or if they were being detained. "No comment" |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 Abu got out of Germany because it's a country where individual rights mean something. It's a wonderful irony that the Muslim Saudis can hold him because they operate a totalitarian state... |
| Posted by: Dan H. 2003-04-08 11:45:56 |