The Insider: Daily Terrorism Report

Dec. 12 -- — President Khatami said today that Iran is ready to extradite some of the 130 al Qaeda detainees arrested and currently held in detention there. In the past, the United States has expressed its wish to see the detainees extradited to the United States, their countries of origin or third countries for further interrogation and trial. Reports over the weekend said that Jordan's King Abdullah was trying to broker an agreement between the two countries over the issue of the detainees.

And authorities in Minneapolis have identified the jailed man suspected of having ties to al Qaeda, particularly to suspected 9/11 plotter Zacarias Moussaoui. A newspaper in Minneapolis reports that the suspect, Mohammed A. Warsame, a 30-year old Canadian citizen of Somali origin, was arrested as a material witness, though it remains to be seen whether or not he will testify against Moussaoui.

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IranKhatami: Iran Ready to Extradite Some of 130 Al Qaeda DetaineesIran has arrested 130 suspected members of the al Qaeda network and is ready to extradite some of them, President Mohammad Khatami said. (AFP)

United StatesSuspected of Al Qaeda Ties, Man is Identified, DefendedThe man arrested in Minneapolis on suspicion of associating with al Qaeda has been identified as a Canadian citizen and college student of Somali descent, a newspaper reported. (AP)

Bioterror Preparedness Still Lacking, Health Group Concludes Only Florida and Illinois are prepared to distribute vaccines in the event of a major outbreak. (Washington Post)

Community On Edge Friends and family of Jaber A. Elbaneh await word on his capture and on what evidence led the United States to offer a $5 million reward. (Buffalo News)

United KingdomPolice Foiled Major Terror Attacks in U.K., Met ClaimsIntense efforts by British security forces have prevented major terrorist attacks which could have resulted in mass murder in the U.K., Scotland Yard said yesterday. (The Guardian)