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| Britain |
| Terror suspect in court |
| 2004-08-14 |
| A BRITISH man wanted in the US on terrorism charges will be held in custody for another 28 days, a London judge has ruled. Babar Ahmad, alleged by US authorities to have used US-based websites to recruit fighters and raise support for Taliban forces in Afghanistan, must remain in custody until a further extradition hearing on September 10, Judge Christopher Pratt ruled in Bow Street Magistrates Court today. Ahmad, 30, was arrested in London on August 4 on a US extradition warrant from the state of Connecticut. The warrant accused him of trying to raise funds for "acts of terrorism in Chechnya and Afghanistan" from 1998 through 2003". At a court hearing a week ago, lawyers representing the US authorities alleged that Ahmad was in contact with a Chechen rebel behind the October 2002 Moscow theatre siege, and that Ahmad had a document on battle group plans for US Navy vessels supporting operations in Afghanistan and enforcing sanctions against Iraq. British police are investigating reports that Ahmad is related to Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan, a computer expert arrested last month in Pakistan. |
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