German police to help terror probe<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: A German police officer has arrived in Jakarta to
\nhelp Indonesian investigators question an Arab man held for
\npossible ties to al-Qaeda, a police spokesman said Friday.<\/p>\n
The German officer arrived in Jakarta Wednesday on a mission
\nto \"help our investigation\" into the case of Seyam Reda, who
\ncarries a German passport, national police spokesman Insp. Gen.
\nSaleh Saaf told AFP.<\/p>\n
Saleh would not reveal the rank and identity of the visiting
\nofficer.<\/p>\n
Indonesian intelligence agents arrested Reda last week for
\nallegedly violating immigration law by claiming to be a
\njournalist while using a tourist visa.<\/p>\n
Police said Reda also possessed videotapes depicting training
\nof armed civilian groups in conflict areas in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
They said Reda might have information on Omar al-Faruq, named
\nby U.S. intelligence officials as Southeast Asia's senior
\nrepresentative of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network, according
\nto a report in the September 23 edition of Time magazine. -- AFP<\/p>",
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