Britain deports Algerian terror suspect to France

Deutsche Presse Agentur
Published: Friday September 15, 2006

London- The British authorities have deported to France a suspected international terrorist with alleged links to the al-Qaeda terror network. The 33-year-old man, of dual French-Algerian nationality, was detained in Britain in September 2004.

The Home Office Friday confirmed he had been deported on grounds of "national security."

Previously, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission had been told that the suspect had links to the Algerian Abu Doha terror group.

"Our priority is to protect public safety and national security. Where a foreign national living in the UK poses a threat to this country, we will seek to remove them," said a Home Office spokesman.

The suspect, who arrived in Britain in 1992, had sustained a close relationship with 12 or more Islamic extremists involved in supporting terrorism since 1999.

He married a British woman and has a daughter.

Apart from alleging him to be a member of Abu Doha, he is also said to have undergone military training in Afghanistan and travelled to Afghanistan and Pakistan for terrorist purposes.

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