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March 31, 2005
Palestinian terrorist nabbed in Philippines

JERUSALEM POST: Palestinian terrorist nabbed in Philippines

Philippine authorities have arrested a Palestinian man who allegedly trained al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf guerrillas in the past and returned to the Philippines for a possible terror mission, officials said Thursday.

Fawaz Zi Ajjur, whom security officials suspect may be an al-Qaida operative, was arrested Saturday in southern Zamboanga city as he arrived after a baffling, circuitous journey that took him to Russia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines, the officials said.

Ajjur did not have a visa and was taken into custody by immigration agents at the Zamboanga airport, Immigration Commissioner Alipio Fernandez Jr. said.

He was later allegedly identified by two captured Abu Sayyaf guerrillas as one of the foreign terrorists who trained them in bomb-making near Patikul town on the southern island of Jolo island a few years ago, a security official said.

Posted by Laurence Simon at March 31, 2005 09:12 AM | TrackBack
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