Zambia: Arrested terror suspect 'linked to bin Laden'

A British man in custody in Zambia in connection with the July 7 London bombings was once a body guard for al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, Zambian security officials said today.

The security officials said Haroon Rashid Aswat, 31, said during questioning that he had once been a personal guard for bin Laden, whose terror organisation claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the US.