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Thursday, September 20, 2001
By TOM GODFREY, TORONTO
SUN
One of the FBI's most wanted terrorism suspects, who is sought by international police in connection with last week's attacks on the U.S., lived in Toronto for at least six years, the RCMP reported.
The Mounties issued a Canada-wide warrant for Nabil Al-Marabh, 35, a refugee claimant from an undisclosed Middle Eastern country, who lived in Toronto until last June.
Const. Howard Adams said Al-Marabh was arrested in June in Niagara Falls and accused of possessing a forged passport.
Adams said a warrant was issued after Al-Marabh failed to show up for a court appearance in Welland last Thursday.
"He is wanted for failing to appear," he said. "He is of interest to us."
Police said Al-Marabh is one of 200 suspects sought by the FBI and international police in connection with the hijackings and attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The FBI has arrested about 50 people so far in the far-reaching probe.
Police said Al-Marabh was arrested as he tried to cross into the U.S. at a Niagara Falls border crossing in June.
He was the subject of a FBI lookout because of alleged links to Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect in last week's terrorist attacks.
The Mounties said Al-Marabh arrived in Canada in 1994 and filed a refugee claim.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Middle Eastern travellers have been briefly detained and questioned at Pearson airport and at border crossings.
Front-line immigration and Customs officers have been ordered to question everyone fitting profiles that include single university-educated males who have studied aviation or engineering and whose trips originated from countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Sudan. Previous story: Girl, 6, makes a difference
Man linked to bin Laden found home in Toronto
One of the FBI's most wanted terrorism suspects, who is sought by international police in connection with last week's attacks on the U.S., lived in Toronto for at least six years, the RCMP reported.
The Mounties issued a Canada-wide warrant for Nabil Al-Marabh, 35, a refugee claimant from an undisclosed Middle Eastern country, who lived in Toronto until last June.
Const. Howard Adams said Al-Marabh was arrested in June in Niagara Falls and accused of possessing a forged passport.
Adams said a warrant was issued after Al-Marabh failed to show up for a court appearance in Welland last Thursday.
"He is wanted for failing to appear," he said. "He is of interest to us."
Police said Al-Marabh is one of 200 suspects sought by the FBI and international police in connection with the hijackings and attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The FBI has arrested about 50 people so far in the far-reaching probe.
Police said Al-Marabh was arrested as he tried to cross into the U.S. at a Niagara Falls border crossing in June.
He was the subject of a FBI lookout because of alleged links to Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect in last week's terrorist attacks.
The Mounties said Al-Marabh arrived in Canada in 1994 and filed a refugee claim.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Middle Eastern travellers have been briefly detained and questioned at Pearson airport and at border crossings.
Front-line immigration and Customs officers have been ordered to question everyone fitting profiles that include single university-educated males who have studied aviation or engineering and whose trips originated from countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Sudan. Previous story: Girl, 6, makes a difference
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