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| Qadoos remanded in custody |
| 2003-03-08 |
| A man arrested with top al-Qaeda suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was remanded into further police custody by an anti-terrorism court today. "He has been charged with possession of arms and there is no mention of his alleged association to al-Qaeda," Ahmed ("Dum-dum") Qadoos's lawyer Shamshadullah Cheema told AFP, shortly after the hearing. Qadoos was brought to the anti-terrorism court headed by judge Malik Safdar in Rawalpindi amid tight police security. Witnesses said the man was handcuffed and his face covered. "The court has remanded Ahmed Qadoos in police custody for three days, dismissing police plea of five days' custody," Cheema said. Betcha he walks... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |