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Africa: Horn |
Police arrest suspected al-Qaeda, GIA member |
2005-01-19 |
![]() Last month, a former Algerian army man was arrested in Kwale on suspicion he was a terrorist. The Islamic teacher was arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Police Unit on suspicion he had been communicating with one of the most wanted terrorists, Harun Faizul. Police also suspected that the teacher, who is the principal of Islamic Centre at Waa, was a member of Armed Islamic Group who fled Algeria in 1991 after the Government outlawed the Islamic Salvation Front. Police suspected that Haji who stays in Mombasa's Old Town is a member of the Osama Bin Laden-led Al Qaeda. Haji was, however, released from custody after he successfully applied for it. But since his release in December, police are yet to return his work permit and passport and other documents. The man who has been in Kenya for 10 years is married to a local and claimed that even the Algerian Embassy had confirmed he is not a wanted man in Algeria. |
Posted by:Dan Darling |