Egyptian interrogators have been questioning a biochemist who lives in England about the London bombings, but a senior official says the man has no links to the al-Qaida terror network.
| Remnants of bus that exploded in Tavistock Square, in central London, Thursday, July 7 |
In a statement published Saturday, in the newspaper Al Gomhuria, the minister said Mr. el-Nashar "has nothing to do with the al-Qaida organization."
The 33-year-old scientist lives in Leeds, the same city in northern England that was home to three of the suspected London bombers, and reports in Britain say traces of explosives were found in a house he rented.
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