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LINK: German trial hears how Iranian agent warned US of impending al-Qaida attack
Ben Aris in Berlin
Saturday January 24, 2004
The Guardian
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The United States was warned of impending September 11 terrorist attacks by an Iranian spy, but ignored him, German
secret service agents testified yesterday in the trial of an alleged al-Qaida terrorist.
The spy, identified as Hamid Reza Zakeri, tried to warn the CIA after leaving Iran in 2001, but was not believed, two
German officers who interviewed him told the Hamburg court.
Zakeri worked in the department of the Iranian secret services responsible for "carrying out terrorist attacks
globally", one of the officers said.
Prosecutors called the spy as a surprise witness against a Moroccan man, Abdelghani Mzoudi, who is on trial for being a
key aide to three of the September 11 hijackers.
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The testimony at the Hamburg trial could heap more embarrassment on the US state department and secret services, which
have denied allegations that they were forewarned of the attacks.
The White House and US intelligence agencies have been plagued by accusations of a catastrophic failure since the four
planes were hijacked to such devastating effect in 2001.
For Full Text See… http://www.guardian.co.uk/september11/story/0,11209,1130338,00.html
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