|
|
|
Bomb plot suspect 'escaped while praying' Isambard Wilkinson The escape of one of Britain's most wanted terrorist suspects from Pakistani custody has become further mired in mystery when Pakistani officials claimed he fled from a mosque after being freed from his handcuffs to say prayers. Rashid Rauf, 26, a British national who is suspected of being a ringleader in an alleged plot to blow up trans-Atlantic passenger aircraft, managed to escape from two police guards at the weekend after a court appearance. Rauf's escape is a source of major embarrassment for President Pervez Musharraf, who had ended a state of emergency on the same day, and of friction with British officials who believed they were on the point of clinching his extradition.
(Article continues below) The full details of the escape by Rau - who British and US intelligence officials claim was a key link between al-Qa'eda and terrorists in Britain - have not yet emerged. It is not known whether it was the result of negligence or a conspiracy. Accounts given by police officers yesterday suggested that while Rauf was on his way back to a high-security prison in Rawalpindi after appearing in court he asked his guards to let him say afternoon prayers at a roadside mosque.
|
|
|
| PRISON
PLANET.com Copyright © 2002-2007 Alex Jones
All rights reserved.
|
Yahoo! MyWeb
