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Abu Qatada, whose stature in Europe rivals that of Osama bin Laden, is arrested
The Los Angeles Times ^ | October 26 2002 | By Sebastian Rotella and Janet Stobart

Posted on 10/26/2002 4:29:16 PM PDT by Kay Soze

LONDON -- British police have arrested Abu Qatada, a Muslim cleric whose angry sermons and alleged ties to terrorists across Europe and beyond made him one of the most revered and most wanted figures in Al Qaeda, authorities said Friday.

"I think it's very significant: He is on the FBI most-wanted list, he's wanted [in] France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Belgium for a variety of terrorist conspiracies," said Andrew Dismore, a parliamentary deputy. "He really is one of the spiders at the very center of the web."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alqeda; terrorism; terrorwar; waronterrorism
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