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Phoenix authorities have arrested an Iraqi man on the FBI's Watch List who is suspected of having connections to "known terrorist groups" and who fought against the United States in Desert Storm in 1991, authorities said.
Alidai Al-Hamdani, 27, was formerly employed by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to police reports. He was arrested Wednesday at a home in the 6700 block of North 32nd Drive on an outstanding warrant in Maricopa County for unlawful flight and probation violation, said Phoenix police spokesman Tony Morales.
According to court documents, the FBI listed the man as an "associate of foreign terrorist" organizations. He refused to give a home address or cooperate with investigators, and "moves from one location to another to avoid arrest," records indicate.
The Immigration and Naturalization Service was checking Al-Hamdani's record Thursday to see how he got into the United States. The FBI is handling the case and refused to comment.
Posted by Suzanne at February 20, 2003