 TORONTO -- A Canadian wanted by the United States for allegedly plotting to kill Americans abroad was denied bail Friday by a judge who said he posed a flight risk. Abdullah Khadr, 24, who is being held in Canada on an extradition warrant, could flee with the help of the al-Qaida terrorist network, said Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy. ''That organization could well assist him in escaping this jurisdiction,'' Molloy said. ''This is not a person I would trust to abide by any restriction I would impose upon his release.''
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Crown prosecutor Robin Parker said Khadr will remain in Canadian custody pending his extradition hearing. ''This is an extraordinary case,'' said Parker. ''The allegations are very serious.'' He'll be back in court Jan. 10 for a brief hearing. Khadr's lawyers said after bail was denied that they were satisfied he had been given a fair hearing. |