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| Frenchies jug six in ''Shoe Bomber'' probe... |
| 2002-11-26 |
| Six people have been arrested by French police in connection with the "shoe bomber" Richard Reid. French police made the arrests early on Tuesday in a northern suburb in Paris as part of their investigation into Reid's attempt to blow up a trans-Atlantic fight with explosives in his shoes last year. A spokesman said "some" of those arrested are Pakistani and Algerian and one is an imam at a mosque. No! Never! Really? Who'dathunkit? "This is not the first operation on Richard Reid's investigation. We are verifying if they are linked with him, if they had contacts with him, if they've not trained in camps," said the police spokesman. He would not say if more arrests were expected. Under French anti-terrorism laws, they can be held for up to four days before being placed under investigation, formally charged or released. Reid pleaded guilty in October to all eight counts against him -- including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, attempted homicide, and placing an explosive device on an aircraft. Presumably part of the deal involved chatting about his friends and acquaintances. Somebody'll issue a fatwa eventually and some guy with a turban will ice him. The Federal Bureau of Ineptitude may or may not conduct the killing with terror networks. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |