03-03-2010, 05:26 PM
1993 Surat bombing suspect held in U.K.
British police say they have arrested a man wanted in connection with a 1993 bombing in Surat.
Scotland Yard said on Wednesday that 49-year-old Mohammed Hanif Umerji Patel, also known as Tiger Hanif, was arrested on behalf of Indian authorities on February 16 in the town of Bolton, northwest England.
Police say the attack killed one person and injured a dozen others. He is due in court later this month and faces extradition back to India.
British police say they have arrested a man wanted in connection with a 1993 bombing in Surat.
Scotland Yard said on Wednesday that 49-year-old Mohammed Hanif Umerji Patel, also known as Tiger Hanif, was arrested on behalf of Indian authorities on February 16 in the town of Bolton, northwest England.
Police say the attack killed one person and injured a dozen others. He is due in court later this month and faces extradition back to India.