Swiss authorities have dropped an investigation into a Saudi businessman suspected of financing al-Qaida-linked terrorism networks, a lawyer said Thursday.
The Federal Prosecutor's Office halted the six-year probe into Yasin al-Qadi, who was alleged to have used Swiss bank accounts to transfer funds of over US$1 million to individuals tied to al-Qaida, said his lawyer Marc Bonnant. "All accusations were dropped," Bonnant told The Associated Press.
Al-Qadi was designated a global terrorist by the United States in October 2001 and his name also is on the United Nations terror blacklist.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1198517228132&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
At least 10 killed in violent protests in Pakistan
12/27/2007
ISLAMABAD -- At least 10 persons have been killed and vehicles put on ablaze in several parts of the country in protest to the tragic assassination of Benazir Bhutto on Thursday, said police.
In eastern Lahore city about 13 police and seven private vehicles were set on ablaze, a local journalist Muhammad Nawaz told KUNA by telephone. He said violent protestors also put on fire buildings of different banks, a medical college and of several government offices. He said further that police used gas shells to disperse violent protesters that wounded several of them.
Also, in Hyderabad, Larkana, Karachi and other main cities of Southern Sindh province, the stronghold of Benazir, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) supporters came on street and set on fire tyres and several buildings. Police sources said at least five persons including a policeman were killed and several were wounded in different violence incidents in Sindh province. Near Larkana, angry protesters also put on fire a train heading toward Karachi. However, no casualties were reported.
Similar reporters were also received from Gujranwala and Sialkot cities of eastern Punjab province, and Peshawar in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP). Police sources said about six protestors were killed in NWFP and Punjab provinces. PPP supporters tried to hold protests in Islamabad but police dispersed them. Army has been called in to maintain law and order situation. All education institution in NWFP and Sindh has been closed for indefinite period.
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1870970&Language=en
Tiny Balkan state of Montenegro says that it has uncovered a network of over 100 Islamic extremists with connections to Taliban and al-Qaeda. The Director of the Agency for National Security of Montenegro, Dusko Markovic, says that the Agency is monitoring over 100 well organized Islamic extremists.
Markovic says that the extremists belong to the militant Wahhabi sect of Islam and the Montenegrin Security agents were able to video tape the training camp these extremists use. The camp is located in northern Montenegro near border with Serbia and Bosnia.
Montenegrin intelligence says that the extremists meet at a restaurant in a village of Ostrvo near Plavsko Lake. The meetings are regular and include extremists from Montenegro, Bosnia and Kosovo. The Islamic extremists also regularly meet in a village of Babino near Montenegrin border with Kosovo.
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http://www.serbianna.com/news/2007/03143.shtml
Yasin al-Qadi is still on the US Treasury terrorist list. Interesting.
http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/actions/20011012.shtml