 ISLAMABAD - Britain has asked Pakistan to extradite transatlantic airline bomb plot suspect Rashid Rauf, the Pakistan foreign ministry said on Monday.
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Rauf has been detained in Pakistan since his arrest early this month, when Pakistani security officials described him as a ‘key man’ in the bombing conspiracy with links to Al-Qaeda. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said Monday that Rauf, a 25-year-old Briton, was being investigated for possible extremist activities in Pakistan and Britain as well as for links to the outlawed network. Asked if Britain had requested his extradition, Aslam said: ‘Yes, they have sought his extradition and the matter is under consideration.’
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Pakistani officials have previously said that his arrest allegedly led to the uncovering of the bombing conspiracy. Aslam said information learned since his arrest was being shared with British authorities. ‘The information is being shared with United Kingdom through appropriate channels,’ she said.
Rauf fled to Pakistan in 2002 and is wanted for questioning by police in Britain after his uncle was stabbed to death, security officials have said. While living in Pakistan, Rashid married a woman related to the chief ofbanned militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed and had two children, although some officials have said he is not a member of the group.
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