Nairobi bomb suspect held

London - A man said to be a member of the terrorist gang which blew up the US embassy in Nairobi killing 250 people, appeared…

London - A man said to be a member of the terrorist gang which blew up the US embassy in Nairobi killing 250 people, appeared at Bow Street Magistrates' Court in London yesterday.

Mr Khalid al-Fawwaz (37) was arrested at his north London home early yesterday. No address was given. Police said he was the head of the Al Quade organisation in Britain and his arrest followed a request from US authorities to the extradition squad at Scotland Yard.

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