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July 28, 2005

Britain previously blocked bomb mastermind arrest (Now in custody)

CNN reports that according to U.S. and Zambian officials, Haroon Rashid Aswat, 30, of Indian heritage, alleged to be the mastermind behind the London bombings, is currently in custody in Zambia. U.S. authorities had previously located Aswat in South Africa - weeks before the July 7 attacks that killed 52 bus and subway travelers and the four bombers, and wanted to capture and question him about a 1999 plot to establish a "jihad training camp" in Bly, Oregon.

When U.S. authorities asked South Africa if they could take Aswat into custody, South Africa relayed the request to Britain, but authorities there balked because he was a British citizen. While the debate was ongoing, Aswat slipped away. (Full story)

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