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Deported Pakistani suspect in shoe bomber case
A Pakistani man deported from Indonesia last week is suspected of involvement in last month's "shoe bomber" attempt to blow up an American Airlines flight.
The man was arrested by immigration officials in Jakarta in early January for visa violations, handed over to police, and deported seven days ago.
Indonesian Immigration offficials say they cannot confirm press reports that he was sent to Egypt.
An official at the State Intelligence Agency's information department, Suri, there is suspicion that Ithe man was involved in trying to blow up the American Airlines flight.
He says the suspicion was based on information collected by Indonesian intelligence.
18/01/2002 9:35:56 PM | ABC Radio Australia News
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