Written question asked by Marquess of Lothian (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 October 2002. It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 October 2002 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department has collated concerning links between Al-Quaeda and Mansour Thaer; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Mr. Ancram: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information his Department has collated concerning links between Al-Qaeda and Mansour Thaer; and if he will make a statement. [76022] Mr. Straw: In September the US and Italy proposed adding Mansour Thaer to the UN Consolidated List of persons to which UN sanctions apply. According to the Italians he is a member of the Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC), an Algerian-based group operating in North Africa and Italy. The UN added GSPC to the list of terrorist groups linked to al Qaeda on 8 October.

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