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| Egypt Extends Arrest of Extradited Qaeda Suspect |
| 2002-12-14 |
| Egypt has again extended the detention of a suspected al Qaeda official who was extradited to Egypt after fleeing Afghanistan in the wake of September 11, sources in the state prosecutor's office said on Saturday. The sources said Mohamed Nagah Abdel Maqsoud, also known as Abu Mos'ab, had served as a senior information official for the al Qaeda network, which the United States blames for the September 11 attacks. Maqsoud fled from Afghanistan with several al Qaeda leaders days after the suicide hijackings in New York and Washington. He was extradited to Egypt from Pakistan in January 2002, the sources said. He was initially held in investigative custody, and was officially placed under arrest in April. His detention has now been extended three times. Good idea. If we're lucky, eventually he'll die in custody. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |