Police say would-be suicide bomber caught in Iraq is Syrian
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A would-be suicide bomber tackled by guards on the doorstep of a mosque in northern Iraq is a Syrian linked to al-Qaida in Iraq, police said Saturday, detailing the capture that could provide new leads on other insurgent operations.
The details emerged a day after Ammar Afif Hamada, 19, was arrested by guards who became suspicious as he approached the main gate of a Shiite mosque in the disputed city of Kirkuk.
His capture could give authorities information about insurgent operations in northern Iraq and smuggling routes used to bring people from Syria - long considered one of the main pipelines for insurgents recruits from across the region.
It also comes as a welcome success story for Iraqi security forces, troubled by public complaints following a series of recent high-profile bombings in Baghdad and elsewhere.
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