A dozen Bulgarian nationals are suspected of links to terror organization al-Qaeda, according to reports. The Bulgarian agents collected information about people and sites here and informed al-Qaeda on the society and political elite sentiments to the war in Iraq and the country's participation in it, local 24 Hours Daily reported, citing sources from the secret services. Several have been exposed to be double agents and consequently expelled from Bulgaria's services.
Kenyan Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam, who is on FBI's list of most wanted terrorists, has reportedly visited Bulgaria's capital several months ago. Fahid Msalam was indicted on December 16, 1998, in the Southern District of New York, for his alleged involvement in the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, and for conspiring to kill U.S. nationals. The US Rewards For Justice Program offers a reward of up to USD 25 M for information leading directly to the apprehension or conviction of Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam. |