Monday, January 30, 2006

Colombia holds 19 with alleged al-Qaeda and Hamas links / Monsters 7 Critics, 27 Jan 2006

http://digbig.com/4gcpq
"Bogota - Colombia has broken up a false passport ring and arrested 19 suspects with alleged links to al-Qaeda and the radical Islamic group Hamas, a government official said.Eight of the suspects are sought for extradition by the United States, which cooperated closely with Colombian authorities in the raids. The group is suspected of falsifying documents to provide terrorists outside the South American country with false Colombian passports. Four of the suspects are Jordanian nationals and most of the rest are Colombians, including three allegedly working for the country's DAS intelligence agency." [Snippet]