2 Canadians linked to slain Detroit imam granted bail by Ontario judge
By APFriday, November 6, 2009
2 Canadians linked to Detroit imam granted bail
WINDSOR, Ontario — A judge has granted bail for two Canadian men who face extradition to the U.S. on charges linked to the slain leader of a radical Detroit-area Islamic group.
Prosecutors and defense lawyers announced the bail arrangement Friday for Mohammad Al-Sahli, 33, and Yassir Ali Khan, 30, in an Ontario courtroom.
A Detroit imam, Luqman Ameen Abdullah, was killed on Oct. 28 when FBI agents attempted to arrest him on charges of conspiracy to sell stolen goods.
The two men were arrested by Canadian police across the border in Windsor last month after the FBI named them in a criminal complaint on charges of conspiracy to sell stolen goods.
The FBI has alleged that Abdullah espoused violence and sought to establish an Islamic state within the United States, a claim his mosque calls preposterous. Most members of the group are black Muslims.
