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Mother, brother of NYC bomb suspect held in Afghanistan: report
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Wed Sep 28, 2016 | 9:33am EDT
Mother, brother of NYC bomb suspect held in Afghanistan: report
The mother and a brother of New York City bombing suspect Ahmad Rahami have been detained in Afghanistan after trying to return to the United States and being taken off a flight, the suspect's father told ABC News.
The father, Mohammad Rahami, said in an interview published on ABC's website on Wednesday that his wife, Najiba, and another of his sons, Qassim, were in Dubai when they were pulled from a flight and questioned for 16 hours by authorities there.
Authorities then sent them to Kabul, he said.
"Why send my son back to Afghanistan? He is a U.S. citizen. You have any questions? Bring him home, (don't) send him to a different country," Mohammad Rahami said of Qassim.
Reuters could not immediately confirm that the two were being held.
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Mother, brother of NYC bomb suspect held in Afghanistan: report
The mother and a brother of New York City bombing suspect Ahmad Rahami have been detained in Afghanistan after trying to return to the United States and being taken off a flight, the suspect's father told ABC News.
The father, Mohammad Rahami, said in an interview published on ABC's website on Wednesday that his wife, Najiba, and another of his sons, Qassim, were in Dubai when they were pulled from a flight and questioned for 16 hours by authorities there.
Authorities then sent them to Kabul, he said.
"Why send my son back to Afghanistan? He is a U.S. citizen. You have any questions? Bring him home, (don't) send him to a different country," Mohammad Rahami said of Qassim.
Reuters could not immediately confirm that the two were being held.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-attacks-idUSKCN11Y1RA
