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Friday, May 28, 2004
Terror suspect's kin raise worry, doubts - Boston Globe
"Yesterday, a spokesman for family members of Aafia Siddiqui, one of seven suspects being sought in connection with a possible terrorist attack planned for the summer, appealed to "anyone forcibly holding" her to come forward and suggested that domestic abuse -- not terrorism -- might be behind her disappearance. 'They are extremely distressed by Aafia's disappearance and are desperate to speak with Aafia, if she is still alive," read the statement from Elaine Whitfield Sharp, a lawyer in Marblehead, on behalf of Siddiqui's family in Pakistan. "The best information available to the Siddiqui family is that Aafia was last seen getting into a cab in Pakistan, with her three children, to stay with a family member. She did so at a time when she feared for the lives of herself and her children at the hands of her ex-husband.' "
Meanwhile, the Pakistani government claims to have handed Dr Aafia to US authorities: Dr Aafia was handed over to US last year: govt. For the backgrounder on the story, check out the earlier post.
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