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| Britain |
| N.Irish Police Quiz Man Over Al Qaeda Links |
| 2003-11-05 |
| Police in Northern Ireland said on Wednesday they were questioning a North African national suspected of having links to al Qaeda. Ah, yes, the infamous North Africans. A spokesman for the Police Service of Northern Ireland said: "A man is being questioned about serious crime and about possessing information likely to be of use to terrorists. We are unable to discuss his custody further at this time. For operational reasons we are unable to say anything about where he was arrested or when he was arrested." "I can say no more." However, security sources confirmed the Algerian suspect, who was arrested in Belfast on Monday, has since been taken to Gough Barracks in Armagh for questioning. A court has granted police an extra 72 hours to question him, they added. The sources also played down the suggestion of any link between the suspect and paramilitary organizations in the British-ruled province. Gee, now what group do you suppose they aren’t talking about? The arrest is understood to be the first connected with al Qaeda in Northern Ireland. Well, just because he’s a suspected terrorist from Algeria doesn’t mean he has connections to al-Qaeda. They have plenty of their own. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 this reminds me of an old joke. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2003-11-5 11:44:39 AM |