DATE=1/3/2000
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
TITLE=U-S TERRORISM ARREST (S-L)
NUMBER=2-257746
BYLINE=ALISHA RYU
DATELINE=LOS ANGELES
CONTENT=
Intro: Authorities in (the Western U-S city of)
Seattle are holding another Algerian national in
connection with last month's attempt to smuggle
explosives into the United States. V-O-A's Alisha Ryu
has the latest from our West Coast Bureau.
Text: Federal authorities say they arrested Abdel
Hakim Tizegha (pronounced tee-zah'-ga) on December
24th somewhere in western Washington state. He has
been in the custody of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service and the FBI, suspected of
having ties to Ahmed Ressam. Mr. Ressam was arrested
last month at the U-S Canadian border town of Port
Angeles, Washington in a car laden with bomb-making
materials. He has been charged with attempting to
illegally transport explosives.
Mr. Ressam's arrest triggered an intense international
investigation as officials tried to determine his role
in a feared terrorist plot to plant bombs at New
Year's Eve celebrations.
Federal prosecutors in Seattle say Mr. Tizegha will be
charged with illegally entering the United States. If
he is found to have ties to Mr. Ressam, he may face
additional conspiracy and bomb-related charges.
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Last Thursday in New York, anti-terrorism agents
arrested a third Algerian national -- Abdel Ghani --
who is alleged to have traveled to Seattle on December
11th to meet Mr. Ressam.
Lucy Garafalo, picked up by authorities as she entered
the United States a few days after Mr. Ressam's
arrest, has already been linked to Mr. Ressam.
Prosecutors in Vermont say they belonged to the same
cell of the Armed Islamic Group, an extremist faction
thought to be responsible for attacks in Algeria and
France during the 1990s.
An arrest warrant is still out for Abdelmajed
Dahoumane, who is alleged to have been Mr. Ressam's
accomplice. (Signed)
NEB/ar/gm
03-Jan-2000 20:02 PM EDT (04-Jan-2000 0102 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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