NZ Expells 9/11 associate
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NZ Expells 9/11 associate
NZealand expels '9/11 associate'
The man is said to be connected to 9/11 hijacker Hani Hanjour
New Zealand has deported a Saudi man said to be directly associated with one of the 9/11 hijackers.
Rayed Mohammed Abdullah Ali was taking flying lessons when he was arrested last month, New Zealand's Immigration Minister David Cunliffe said.
He added that Mr Ali had lived and trained with Hani Hanjour, believed to have flown Flight 77 into the Pentagon.
Mr Ali was found to pose a security threat and deported to Saudi Arabia on 30 May, Mr Cunliffe said.
Mr Ali, 28, is said to have arrived in New Zealand in February on a student visa, saying he wanted to learn English in order to train for his commercial airline pilot's licence.
Mr Cunliffe said Mr Ali's identity had not been immediately apparent to authorities because "he used a variation of his name in applying for entry".
No right to appeal
Mr Ali initially settled in Auckland but moved to the town of Palmerston North in May, where he took lessons at the Manawatu Aero Club, reported the Weekend Herald newspaper.
On 29 May he was arrested, and the next day he was deported under escort to Saudi Arabia.
A "Rayed Abdullah" is named in the 9/11 Commission report
"He was directly associated with persons responsible for the terrorist attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001," said the minister.
The 9/11 congressional report into the attacks names "Rayed Abdullah" as living in Phoenix, Arizona, with Hanjour. He is said to have undertaken flight simulator training with Hanjour.
Mr Cunliffe refused to comment on what happened to Mr Ali after he returned to Saudi Arabia.
Mr Ali is only the second person deported under Section 72 of New Zealand's Immigration Act, which offers no right to appeal.
'Moderate'
Mr Cunliffe would not comment on what specific information the government had on Mr Ali, but told the Weekend Herald: "We're satisfied he is the right man."
But Captain Ravindra Singh, the chief flying officer at the Palmerston North flying club, told the newspaper Mr Ali was "quite intelligent and a moderate person... I'm 99% sure he was genuine."
Mr Ali is said to have been born and raised in Saudi Arabia, but travelled on a Yemeni passport.
Thought this would be interesting from BBC world website.
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The man is said to be connected to 9/11 hijacker Hani Hanjour
New Zealand has deported a Saudi man said to be directly associated with one of the 9/11 hijackers.
Rayed Mohammed Abdullah Ali was taking flying lessons when he was arrested last month, New Zealand's Immigration Minister David Cunliffe said.
He added that Mr Ali had lived and trained with Hani Hanjour, believed to have flown Flight 77 into the Pentagon.
Mr Ali was found to pose a security threat and deported to Saudi Arabia on 30 May, Mr Cunliffe said.
Mr Ali, 28, is said to have arrived in New Zealand in February on a student visa, saying he wanted to learn English in order to train for his commercial airline pilot's licence.
Mr Cunliffe said Mr Ali's identity had not been immediately apparent to authorities because "he used a variation of his name in applying for entry".
No right to appeal
Mr Ali initially settled in Auckland but moved to the town of Palmerston North in May, where he took lessons at the Manawatu Aero Club, reported the Weekend Herald newspaper.
On 29 May he was arrested, and the next day he was deported under escort to Saudi Arabia.
A "Rayed Abdullah" is named in the 9/11 Commission report
"He was directly associated with persons responsible for the terrorist attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001," said the minister.
The 9/11 congressional report into the attacks names "Rayed Abdullah" as living in Phoenix, Arizona, with Hanjour. He is said to have undertaken flight simulator training with Hanjour.
Mr Cunliffe refused to comment on what happened to Mr Ali after he returned to Saudi Arabia.
Mr Ali is only the second person deported under Section 72 of New Zealand's Immigration Act, which offers no right to appeal.
'Moderate'
Mr Cunliffe would not comment on what specific information the government had on Mr Ali, but told the Weekend Herald: "We're satisfied he is the right man."
But Captain Ravindra Singh, the chief flying officer at the Palmerston North flying club, told the newspaper Mr Ali was "quite intelligent and a moderate person... I'm 99% sure he was genuine."
Mr Ali is said to have been born and raised in Saudi Arabia, but travelled on a Yemeni passport.
Thought this would be interesting from BBC world website.
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I think thats just a hold over from his military days.. he used to fly fighters in the Indian Air Force...
"Capt" Singh is quite a nice bloke...
It seems to be a lot more ingrained into Asian cultures the status of "Captain"
as in whether he or she flies a lightie or a Boeing that they are called "Captain"
Hey, it's just a observation that I've seen in my travels so before you Pprune types get all hot under the collar and start slagging, trying to keep it in perspective that Capt or Mr Singh (or whatever title you want to append) doesn't mean any dis-respect or offence to anyone... and that different cultures do different things...
"Capt" Singh is quite a nice bloke...
It seems to be a lot more ingrained into Asian cultures the status of "Captain"
as in whether he or she flies a lightie or a Boeing that they are called "Captain"
Hey, it's just a observation that I've seen in my travels so before you Pprune types get all hot under the collar and start slagging, trying to keep it in perspective that Capt or Mr Singh (or whatever title you want to append) doesn't mean any dis-respect or offence to anyone... and that different cultures do different things...
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Hope the shaggers didn't deport the scumbag over to here...
Captain Singh hey??? It'll be a nice head-wobbling aero club soon I guess.
Strange. Every Indian pilot I've ever met "used to fly fighters".
Captain Singh hey??? It'll be a nice head-wobbling aero club soon I guess.
Strange. Every Indian pilot I've ever met "used to fly fighters".
