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2004-01-29 Arabia

Seventh Member of âLackawanna Sixâ in Custody in Yemen

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Posted by Steve 2004-01-29 9:21:51 AM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Additional from Newsday: Unidentified officials told The New York Times that Elbaneh was being held by Yemeni authorities, and negotiations are under way for extradition. FBI officials in Buffalo, however, said Thursday they had not been told of Elbaneh's capture. "He is still treated as a fugitive by the FBI," spokesman Paul Moskal said. "People who are in custody are removed from fugitive status." Unconfirmed reports of Elbaneh's arrest have circulated since early December. Family members said they have been calling friends and family in Yemen trying to learn the truth. "It's tough on the families," said Mohamed Albanna, an uncle who lives in Lackawanna. Albanna said some relatives believe Elbaneh has turned himself in to Yemeni authorities. "That's the murky information we can get," he said. "But we're waiting to hear from our local officials whether it's true or not."

I guess we need to mark his reported capture as "questionable".

Posted by Steve 2004-1-29 12:29:08 PM|| 2004-1-29 12:29:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 So, if he turns himself in, his family gets the money?

Sweet deal. You go to prison, it's the best for the family.

Posted by Anonymous2U 2004-1-29 1:29:33 PM|| 2004-1-29 1:29:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 "It's tough on the families," said Mohamed Albanna, an uncle who lives in Lackawanna.

Not as tough as it is on the families who are victims of these perpetrator's attacks.

Albanna said some relatives believe Elbaneh has turned himself in to Yemeni authorities.

That's probably not his best move, but hey, I wouldn't tell him any differently.

"That's the murky information we can get," he said.

Count yourself as very lucky you are getting ANY information at all. AmCit or not, my view would be: let him rot.

Posted by TerrorHunter4Ever 2004-1-29 1:54:05 PM|| 2004-1-29 1:54:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Oops, itâs a NYT story. Weâll have to wait for a real newspaper for confirmation, Iâll check the National Enquirer.

There's always the NYT Corrections page. Motto: "All of Last Week's News that we slanted in print quietly corrected today."

Posted by eLarson 2004-1-29 5:41:19 PM|| 2004-1-29 5:41:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Lawyers for the Lackawanna Six have said the men were victims of high-pressure recruiters who appealed to their sense of religious duty in convincing them to seek military-style jihad training.

Is this the Jihadi version of "Be All That You Can Be"?

Posted by tu3031 2004-1-29 11:18:00 PM|| 2004-1-29 11:18:00 PM|| Front Page Top

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