Al-Qaida suspect deported

A BRITISH al-Qaida suspect was yesterday on his way to Britain after being deported from Zambia.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2005 - 01:00

John Bingham

Haroon Rashid Aswat, 30, was arrested in Lusaka last month and questioned over possible links to terrorism.

Aswat, who grew up in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, home of July 7 bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan, was arrested under immigration laws, Zambia’s president said last week.

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