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| Jordanians arrest Foley killer... |
| 2002-10-31 |
| Jordanian security forces have arrested a suspect in the Monday slaying of American diplomat Laurence Folly [Foley]. Sources in Jordan reveal that the suspect was arrested after a short gunfight, and has admitted his responsibility for the assassination. On Tuesday afternoon, Jordanian security forces closed in on a suspect in the killing in the city of Maan. Following a gun battle in which two Jordanian officers were apparently wounded, the suspect was arrested. Police told foreign correspondents that the man, Muhammad al-Chalabi, known as Abu Sayyaf, was wanted in connection with an attack on a police station in 2001. Rumors in Jordan first claimed that the killing of Folly was linked to the anticipated U.S. war against Iraq. Neighboring Jordan enjoys a long and relatively open border with Iraq, and has served as a base for anti-government groups. However, the country is also accessible to Saddam Hussein’s men. It was initially suspected that Folly had been in contact with Iraqi opposition elements and that this had lead to his killing, but this speculation has now largely been discounted. Of course Iraq wasn't involved. Chalabi obviously worked on his own, because, ummm... it was probably an angry white male gun nut™. Another courtesy of Steve... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 Police told foreign correspondents that the man, Muhammad al-Chalabi, known as Abu Sayyaf, was wanted in connection with an attack on a police station in 2001. Sounds like the John Muhammed, who shot up a police station in Washington State in one of the latest breaking items. Of course, the absolute latest, is that they've tied a murder in Baton Rouge to Muhammed. |
| Posted by: Jabba the Tutt 2002-10-31 21:31:12 |