Al-Qaida suspect from US tricked his Yemeni guard (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sat, 03/13/2010 - 3:05pm

** RETRANSMISSION FOR ALTERNATE CROP OF NJME107 OF MARCH 11, 2010 ** This 2002 photo provided by Roman Castro shows Sharif Mobley, 26, at a barbecue in Buena, N.J.<br /><br />The FBI confirmed Thursday, March 11, 2010, that the agency is looking into the case of Mobley, who grew up in Buena and is an alleged al-Qaida member raised in New Jersey who is accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Roman Castro) NO SALESAP - An American al-Qaida suspect detained in Yemen fooled his hospital guards into unshackling him by asking to join them for prayers, security officials said Saturday.

He then killed a guard who laid down his weapon as he went ahead at prayer time.




 

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