Algerian with 180 fake French and Spainish passports arrested in Thailand

Reuters:

British authorities will seek the extradition of an Algerian man arrested in Bangkok this week who may be connected to the July 7's London bombs, officials said on Saturday.

Atamnia Yacine, 33, was detained in the Thai capital on Wednesday and faces charges of possessing 180 fake French and Spanish passports and overstaying his visa.

The Nation newspaper reported on Saturday that police also suspect Yacine may have supplied fake travel documents used in the London attacks which killed 52 commuters and wounded 700 others.

In London, police confirmed they were seeking Yacine's extradition to Britain.

"We understand the individual has been detained in Bangkok, and we will be working with the Crown Prosecution Service, the Foreign Office and Thai authorities to seek his extradition," said a Scotland Yard spokesman.

Police Major General Suwat Tumrongsiskul said British police had asked for information about Yacine, but declined to comment further on the investigation.

"British police want to investigate this man to see whether he has anything to do with the London bombs," Suwat told Reuters.

The forged passports had been sent to the French and Spanish embassies in Bangkok for further examination, Suwat said.

Thailand is notorious as a center for the production and distribution of fake travel documents.

It is not clear what phony travel documents have to do with the 7-7 attacks in London that were carried out by muslim Brits.

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