Man in court accused of bin Laden money-laundering

The head of a money-transfer service that the United States accuses of diverting money to Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida network surrendered yesterday to Canadian police.

Liban Hussein, 31, was taken into custody under an extradition warrant, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Corporal Louise Lafrance said. He was scheduled to appear for a bail hearing in Ottawa today.