Federal Prosecutor's Office: arrest of a presumed terrorist's helper
Karlsruhe (GPA) - general Attorney of the Federal Supreme Court Kay Nehm let a presumed helper of the suicide assassins on Thursday in Hamburg 11th of September, 2001 arrest. How the Federal Prosecutor's Office informed on Thursday, besides, it is about the 29 years old Moroccan Abdelghani Mzoudi.
He has maintained close relations to the so named Hamburg cell around Mohammed Atta and has supported them(her) logistically. The court of justice has remitted a warrant of arrest because of support of a terrorist union.
After the knowledge of the investigators Mzoudi knew the terrorism plans of the group. He has placed at disposal for the still quick Zakaria Essabar around the turn of the year in 2001 money for his(its) flight education planned in the USA. He has helped the suicide pilot Marwan Alshehhi in the obscuring of his(its) place of residence and has procured for him during his(its) last weeks in Germany a room in a hall of residence.
With Essabar and the Mounir El Mottasadek accused in Hamburg he has stopped partly at the same time in summer, 2000 in training camps in Afghanistan.
Germany arrests man on suspicion of Sept 11 link
BERLIN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - German authorities said on Thursday they had arrested a Moroccan man on suspicion of involvement in the September 11 attacks on the United States.
Police arrested 29-year-old Abdelghani Mzoudi in the northern port city of Hamburg on Thursday after a formal arrest warrant was issued on Wednesday, the Federal State Prosecutor said in a statement.
Mzoudi was arrested on suspicion of providing logistical help for Mohamed Atta and other suicide hijackers involved in the attacks on New York and Washington that killed nearly 3,000 people, the statement said.
Atta and two of the other hijackers lived for a time in Hamburg.
German police arrest al-Qaeda suspect
German police say they have arrested a Moroccan man suspected of helping an al-Qaeda cell involved in the 11 September attacks on the United States.
Police arrested 29-year-old Abdelghani Mzoudi in the northern port city of Hamburg on Thursday, the Federal State Prosecutor said in a statement.
Mr Mzoudi was arrested on suspicion of providing logistical support for Mohamed Atta and other suicide hijackers involved in the attacks on New York and Washington, the statement said.
Atta and two of the other alleged hijackers lived for a time in Hamburg.