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Mumbai Police waits to question Osama bin Laden's fan

"I was delighted to know of the World Trade Centre attack in the US. I used to praise Osama and his activities as well as Pakistani jehadi groups," said Fahim.

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MUMBAI: Mumbai Police is itching to question an ardent supporter of Osama bin Laden -- Fahim Arshad Ansari -- on suspicions that he could have provided information about important places struck by terrorists on November 26.

Ansari, who was arrested in Uttar Pradesh in February this year and was being taken to Mumbai for interrogation in connection with the terror strikes, has reportedly told interrogators that he was asked by Pakistan's ISI to identify all the terror-hit places on "Googlemap.com".

According to his interrogation report, the 35-year-old Fahim shared the extreme mindset of Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda chief.

"I was delighted to know of the World Trade Centre attack in the US. I used to praise Osama and his activities as well as Pakistani jehadi groups," Fahim was quoted in the report as having told his interrogators.

Claiming to be an ardent follower of Laden, Fahim had also grown a beard like the global terrorist. "After joining my job in Dubai, I also used to discuss Jehadi activities and appreciate the actions of Osama. My co-workers addressed me as Osama as I was keeping a beard like him," the militant said in his report.

Fahim was arrested on February 12 this year in connection with the new year eve attack on a CRPF camp in Rampur in Uttar Pradesh. Five militants of Lashker-e-Taiba were arrested alongwith him.

Originally a resident of Goregaon, Mumbai, Fahim had reprotedly made arrangement for all the Lashker militants to stay in the metropolis.

Fahim told the interrogators that at Baitul Mujahideen camp, located near Shivai Nallah in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, he was shown Mumbai in the Google earth map and was asked to point out important places in Mumbai.

He marked places including the offices of Mumbai Commissioner of Police and Director General of Police, Gateway of India, Colaba, Tajmahal, Churchgate railway station, Reliance energy and Aksa beach.

Besides this, Fahim said the Baitul Mujahideen camp commander, identified as Kahafa, was keen to know about the availability of taxis near the DGP's office.

The camp commanders were also interested in finding out the height of the airport wall, wire fencing and the location of aircraft runway from the nearest building, Fahim told his interrogators.

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