Just in from the TimesOnline:
A senior British al-Qaeda operative sought by authorities since the July 7 bombing attacks on London has been arrested in Zambia.
The Los Angeles Times reported today that Haroon Rashid Aswat, a 30-year-old of Indian descent who grew up in West Yorkshire, was arrested last week and is being held in Lusaka, where both British and US anti-terrorism investigators have travelled.
British officials confirmed the report, but would not immediately elaborate. A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are seeking consular access to a British national who is reported to be in custody in Zambia."
Aswat, whose associations with al-Qaeda date back ten years, is believed to have entered Briton about two weeks before July 7 on a ferry into Felixstowe, and to have flown out from Heathrow hours before the four suicide bombers killed 52 rush-hour commuters on three Tube trains and a bus....
He floated in, he bombed, and he flew out.
You would think that if you wanted to hide out, Zambia would be a great place to do it. Someone was right on top of that one...looks like the Zambian police force is up to snuff. Next time I want to hide out, I will steer clear of Zambia... Maybe Madagascar...
swami:
I don't know where Zambia is relative to Sudan, but maybe he got sidetracked on the way to Khartoum, where I'm sure he would have been very warmly welcomed.
I thought this was the guy that Pak government picked up about a week ago????
Hi Kudzu doodledooo, see you are up to your same old game.
No This is not "the guy that Pak government picked up about a week ago",
Pakistan not holding key London suspect
The suspect arrested in Zambia had just passed from Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe, hmmm.
Giaour, and whats my same old game? Are you confusing me with someone else?
I asked a question relating to an earlier report on the news as it was claimed earlier he'd been picked up in Pakistan.