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 Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 7:49 pm Post subject: London: Cops probe Zarqawi link |
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| Quote: | London: Cops probe Zarqawi link
10/07/2005 16:38 - (SA)
Washington - Investigators in London are probing whether Iraqi explosives - possibly provided by al-Qaeda's top agent in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi - were used in last week's terrorist bombings, Time magazine reported on Sunday.
"Al-Zarqawi is a potential source since there's an unlimited amount of explosives and munitions in Iraq that he controls," a US official told the magazine, in a story posted on its website.
"It's just a matter of getting it out of Iraq and to the right people," the official told Time.
Speaking on US television on Sunday, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said US officials are "concerned about" a possible Zarqawi link.
Withhold judgement
"I want to withhold judgement. We haven't seen any definitive indication of that. It's something we obviously want to look to, we're concerned about," he told ABC television's "This Week" programme.
"We know that Zarqawi is a very dangerous and evil terrorist, and there's no question he's done things in Iraq which are about as bad as you can do, but we want to ... look at all the evidence, let's see what they develop on the ground."
He added: "I think we're going to pursue all the theories. We're not going to jump one way or the other until we've actually completed the analysis in London."
A US intelligence source also told Time that a Pakistani was detained on Friday at Stansted airport outside London, allegedly with a map of the underground system and the three bombed train stations circled.
Moroccans
A British official also told Time that the probe is looking into the possible involvement of al-Qaeda-linked Moroccans, perhaps drawn from Britain's large Moroccan community, who might have receive outside assistance.
Authorities also believe that there may be a link between the London bombers and last year's attacks on Madrid's railway system, Time reported.
One person of reported interest is Mohammed al Garbuzi, a Moroccan who formerly lived in Britain and who Spanish authorities believe had links with the Madrid bombers, the magazine reported.
Al-Garbuzi's whereabouts is unknown, but there is as yet no evidence tying him to last week's attacks, Time reported. |
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