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| Ganczarski arrested in Paris for Sept 11 links | |||
| 2003-06-07 | |||
| This just in from our ace correspondent, D.J. Wu... PARIS: France has arrested a German man suspected of links to the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States and a suicide attack at a Tunisian synagogue last year. Christian Ganczarski, 36, was arrested on Monday, one day after French police detained a Moroccan man also wanted in connection with September 11 attacks. A French police spokesman said Ganczarski was suspected of links to the synagogue bombing in Djerba in April 2002 and the September 11 attacks, but it was not clear what role he may have played in either.
And some more, from Jerusalem Post... Ganczarksi, arrested Monday, was expected to be placed under investigation in connection with the French investigation into the Djerba attack, officials said. Ganczarski had been arrested twice before, last year in Germany and in April in Saudi Arabia. He was freed each time, with German officials saying last year they did not have enough evidence to hold him. French authorities said they believe he was a top recruiter for al-Qaida in Germany. A German Justice Ministry spokeswoman, Christiane Wirtz, said Friday that Germany has issued no arrest warrant for Ganczarski. But the Federal Criminal Office - Germany's equivalent of the FBI - said it was in touch with French authorities over their investigation. Judicial officials have linked Ganczarski to the attack on the Tunisian synagogue killed 21 people - 14 German and two French tourists and five Moroccans. The investigation shows that the suspected synagogue attacker, Nizar Naouar, called Ganczarski before driving a truck loaded with natural gas into the historic Djerba synagogue. Naouar, a Tunisian, asked for the "benediction" of Ganczarski, also known as Abu Ibrahim, according to German wire taps cited by sources here.
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| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 I can sort of understand (well not really) that German courts released G. for lack of evidence. But that the Saudis didn't spend more time with him is rather telling. He'd be a perfect candidate for Guantanamo. Too bad the French picked him up... |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2003-06-07 14:03:09 |