North African branch of al-Qaida, based in Algiers, raised by the British authorities an ultimatum: if within 20 days of freedom will not be released by a radical Islamic preacher Abu Katada (Abu Qatada), the terrorists executed British hostage. That was reported by Associated Press on Monday, April 27.
Terms of the ultimatum had been declared terrorists, Sunday, April 26, on several Islamist Internet sites.
Four foreign tourists (a couple from Switzerland, German and British) have been seized by extremists in Nigeria 22 January 2009. Names of kidnapped tourists had been reported.
April 22, 2009 Al-Qaeda "had liberated the UN Special Representative in Nigeria, Robert Foulera, and with it three other hostages: his assistant and two women, abducted on January 22 in Niger. British and Swiss are in captivity at the terrorists.
Abu Katada, subject Jordanian of Palestinian origin, was arrested in Britain in 2002 on suspicion of having links with Al-Qaeda (in the press it repeatedly called the European "right hand" of Osama bin Laden). He was later released, but in 2005 after a series of terrorist attacks in London has been arrested again. In 2008, he was released on bail but was arrested again while attempting to leave the country illegally.
Currently, the British court considering the question of his deportation to Jordan, where Katada was sentenced to life imprisonment for having organized several attacks. Lawyers preacher insisted on the inadmissibility of the extradition because they believe in the Jordanian Abu Katadu would be tortured.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment