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U.S. to pay millions for capture of Iran-backed terrorists
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SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
WASHINGTON — The United States has offered a reward of up to $5
million
for agents of Hizbullah and Islamic Jihad.
The State Department has reported a U.S. search for agents of two
Iranian-sponsored groups. On Monday, the department identified the targets
as Hizbullah's Mohammed Ali Hamadei and Ramadan Abdullah Mohammad Shallah of
Islamic Jihad, Middle East Newsline reported.
"Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has authorized the addition of
Mohammed Ali Hamadei and Ramadan Abdullah Mohammad Shallah to the U.S. State
Department Bureau of Diplomatic Security's Rewards for Justice [RFJ]
program, each with a potential reward of up to $5 million," the department
said in a statement. "Hamadei and Shallah were added to RFJ's Most Wanted
List at the request of the FBI's Counterterrorism Division; both are also on
the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list."
Officials said both men were responsible for the killing of Americans.
Hamadei was said to have participated in the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight
847, in which U.S. sailor Robert Stethem was killed.
In 1985, a U.S. federal grand jury indicted Hamadei on 15 charges for
his role in planning and
taking part in the hijacking. He was arrested by Germany in 1987 and paroled
in 2005.
"Hamadei, an alleged member of the terrorist organization Lebanese
Hizbullah, is believed to be living in Lebanon," the State Department said.
Officials said the department relayed a request to Lebanon for the
arrest and extradition of Hamadei. They said the Lebanese government of
Prime Minister Fuad Siniora failed to act.
[On Tuesday, at least 12 people were killed in the bombing of two buses
filled with laborers near a Christian town in northern Lebanon. There was no
immediate claim of responsibility in what was regarded as an attack against
the Christian community.]
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Shallah, deemed a terrorist in 1995, was identified as secretary-general
of Islamic Jihad. The State Department said Shallah, in a 1995 indictment,
has been wanted for conspiracy in connection with Jihad suicide bombings,
murder, extortion and money laundering.
Officials said Shallah was living in Damascus. They said Syria has
refused to extradite Shallah.
"The FBI is working closely with our law enforcement and intelligence
community partners to bring all necessary resources to bear to protect the
American public from terrorist attacks and the nefarious activities from
extremely dangerous terrorists like Ramadan Abdullah Mohammad Shallah and
Mohammed Ali Hamadei," FBI assistant director for counter-terrorism Joseph
Bill said.
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