Terror suspect from Queens arrested in London
(New York - WABC, June 7, 2006) - A Queens man, who's suspected of being connected to Al Qaeda, is in police custody in London.
Authorities say 26-year-old Syed Hashmi was taken into control at Heathrow Airport Tuesday night while trying to board a flight to Pakistan.
He was charged in an indictment unsealed in Manhattan Federal Court Wednesday.
He allegedly provided military gear to Al Qaeda between 2004 and last month.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=4248065
QNS. MAN IN QAEDA BUST
By KATI CORNELL, MARK BULLIET and LEELA de KRETSER
June 8, 2006 -- A young man who was raised in Queens and earned a degree from Brooklyn College faced a London court yesterday on shocking charges that he conspired to smuggle military gear and money to al Qaeda terrorists fighting the United States in Afghanistan.
Syed "Fahad" Hashmi, 26, who was indicted in Manhattan last month, said he would fight extradition to the United States. He is wanted here for moving funds and military equipment to the notorious terror camps in South Wazirisrtan, Pakistan, between January 2004 and May 2006....
http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/67214.htm
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