Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Can Osama's fan in Mumbai give leads on 26/11?

Mumbai: Mumbai Police is itching to question an ardent supporter of Osama bin Laden -- Fahim Arshad Ansari -- on suspicions that he could have provided information about important places struck by terrorists on November 26.
Ansari, who was arrested in Uttar Pradesh in February this year and was being taken to Mumbai for interrogation in connection with the terror strikes, has reportedly told interrogators that he was asked by Pakistan's ISI to identify all the terror-hit places on "Googlemap.Com".According to his interrogation report, the 35-year-old Fahim shared the extreme mindset of Osama bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda chief."I was delighted to know the World Trade Centre attack in the US. I used to praise Osama and his activities as well as Pakistani jehadi groups," Fahim was quoted in the report as having told his interrogators.Claiming to be an ardent follower of Laden, Fahim had also grown a beard like the global terrorist. "After joining my job in Dubai, I also used to discuss about Jehadi activities and appreciate the actions of Osama. My co-workers called me as Osama as I was keeping a beard like him," the militant said in hisreport.

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