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Afghanistan/South Asia
FBI will collect evidence against Masood Azhar
2005-01-17
A team of the US-based Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will arrive in New Delhi shortly to gather more evidence against banned Jaish e-Muhammad (JM) chief Masood Azhar and his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of American tourists in held Kashmir in 1995 and his links with the hijackers of an Indian Airlines plane in 1999, reports the Press Trust of India (PTI) news service.

PTI quoted Indian government sources as saying that the team would arrive in New Delhi soon and would hold talks with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and collect more evidence against Azhar, who has been reportedly lying low. "Azhar is well respected amongst the Al Qaeda cadres and is close to its chief Osama Bin Laden and his aide Mulla Omar," sources said. The FBI team may also meet those arrested in connection with the hijacking of the IC-814 case after getting permission from court. India has also secured an Interpol Red Corner Notice against Azhar in connection with the 2001 Parliament House attack.
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