07-03-2007, 09:29 PM
<b>Arrested doctor identified as Bangalorean "Muslim"</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Canberra, July 3: The Indian doctor held in Australia in connection with the failed car bombings in Britain has been identified as <b>Mohammed Haneef. </b>
Citing Queensland government records, ABC channel reported that Haneef was registered with the state health department as a temporary worker.
The 27-year-old Gold Coast Hospital registrar was arrested on Monday night at Brisbane international airport when he was trying to leave the country on a one-way ticket.
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Haneef's records show he graduated from the
Bangalore-based Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in India.
<b>The channel claimed the arrest in Brisbane came about because of a phone call made between Britain and Australia.</b>
Quoting a police source, it said a suspect arrested in Britain had a phone conversation with a person being held by authorities in Australia.
<b>It was not known who initiated the call, but that call is being cited as a key reason for the police action in Brisbane.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Citing Queensland government records, ABC channel reported that Haneef was registered with the state health department as a temporary worker.
The 27-year-old Gold Coast Hospital registrar was arrested on Monday night at Brisbane international airport when he was trying to leave the country on a one-way ticket.
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Haneef's records show he graduated from the
Bangalore-based Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in India.
<b>The channel claimed the arrest in Brisbane came about because of a phone call made between Britain and Australia.</b>
Quoting a police source, it said a suspect arrested in Britain had a phone conversation with a person being held by authorities in Australia.
<b>It was not known who initiated the call, but that call is being cited as a key reason for the police action in Brisbane.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->