Thursday, February 11, 2010

American 'scholar on islam' detained at New Delhi airport with concealed knife

An American citizen, Winston Marshall, was detained at New Delhi's international airport after security found a concealed knife on Marshall. According to Marshall's passport, he recently traveled to Pakistan and Bangladesh...two countries known for incubating terrorism.

Marshall claims to be a scholar on islam and also claimed he visited Pakistan and Bangladesh to study at madrasases. Monster and Critics

New Delhi - A US citizen was detained at New Delhi's international airport after a knife was found in his baggage, officials and news reports said Thursday.

The man, identified as Winston Marshall, who was to board a flight to the Qatari capital of Doha Wednesday night was being interrogated by police and security agencies.

After finding from his passport that Marshall had travelled to Pakistan and Bangladesh recently, officials were checking if he had any terrorist links.[...]

Marshall claims to be a scholar on Islam. He travelled by road from India to Pakistan recently and stayed at several madrasas, or Islamic schools, in Pakistan.

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