Former Sailor Arrested on Terror Charge (AP)

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Former Sailor Arrested on Terror Charge
By MATT APUZZO
Associated Press Writer

March 7, 2007, 7:50 PM EST

WASHINGTON -- A former Navy sailor was arrested on terrorism charges Wednesday
for alleging mishandling classified information that ended up in the hands of a
suspected terrorism financier.

Hassan Abujihaad, 31, of Phoenix, was arrested in a case that began in Connecticut
and has stretched across the country and into Europe and the Middle East.

Abujihaad, who is also known as Paul R. Hall, is charged in the same case as Babar
Ahmad, a British computer specialist accused of running Web sites to raise money
for terrorism. He is schedule be extradited to the U.S. to face trial.

During the Ahmad investigation, investigators discovered computer files containing
classified information about the positions of U.S. Navy ships and discussing their
susceptibility to attack.

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