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1 Dane, 3 Australians arrested on smuggling weapons charges.

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Aussies smuggling weapons to Somalia? Rolling Eyes

The Associated Press

Published: October 26, 2006

SAN'A, Yemen Three Australians and a Dane have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle weapons to Somalia, a security official said Thursday.

All four are Muslims and have been studying at the Islamist Iman University, which is run by Sheik Abdul-Majid al-Zindani. The United States lists al-Zindani as an al-Qaida supporter.

The security official refused to give more details and spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to release information to media.

However, a Danish Foreign Ministry official confirmed the arrest of the Dane but refused to identify him.

"All I can say is that a Danish national has been arrested according to our information," said Uffe Wolffheckel of the Foreign Ministry's Consular Service. "The rest are person sensitive information which are encompassed by the professional secrecy."

Danish media said the suspect is a 23-year-old male who converted to Islam and moved to Yemen two months ago with his wife and child.

The arrests are part of a state security campaign launched last month against members of an al-Qaida cell.

The security official said among more than 12 suspected militants arrested in the campaign, six were believed to be linked to the San'a cell.

One of the detainees, Ibrahim Abdullah al-Sinhi, also known as Abu Dujana al-Misiki, confessed that he was assigned to carry out an attack with an explosive-laden car on San'a international airport, the security official said.

Yemen is believed to be a frequent route for smuggling arms to Somali factions.

Al-Qaida has an active presence in Yemen, the ancestral home of Osama bin Laden, despite government efforts to fight the network.

The group was blamed for the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Aden that killed 17 American sailors and the attack on a French oil tanker that killed one person two years later.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/ ... rrests.php
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Post by Mowhawk »

Like the Danish is not Somali, the Aussies are also Aussie converts.

"Government sources in the Yemeni capital told Reuters that all eight had converted to Islam earlier this year and received religious instruction in Yemen."

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/austra ... 65407.html
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Yeah they were converts.

The ICU are getting weapons from all over the place Laughing
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They should concentrate on learning Islam and abandon dividing Muslims into us and them. I have met many good converts, who are not interested in politics but rather the spiritual aspect of Islam.

Somalia needs no more weapons. We need people 'true friends' who can assist us gain skills in food production and schools for the kids. Friends who can offer all Somalis an opportunity for reconcilialation.
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