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Letter Writer in Cayman Warning of Possible Terrorist Attack on the United States Questioned - Afghans here jailed
At the press conference held by the Chief Secretary, Mr. James Ryan at 5:00 last Thursday, 13 September, it was learnt that the letter forecasting the terrorists attack by "airline or airlines" on the United States by Afghanistans resident on the islands was delivered to the Radio station one day after it was dated, Thursday 30 August and did not reach Mr. Francis.
The letter, which has now made international headlines world-wide, was allegedly written and delivered to the station by a charter boat captain and contractor, Byron Barnett. It is not known who received the letter at the Radio station. However, Mr. Donovan Ebanks, the Deputy Chief Secretary confirmed at the press conference that he received same from the station on Thursday, 6 September. As to why no action was not taken on its contents, the Chief Secretary stated that Government receives many letters of a speculative nature on a regular basis.
As related earlier, the three individuals claiming refugee status - have given their names as Nez Nazar Nezary, Mohammad Raza Hussani and Ali Sha Yusufi. Authorities say efforts to confirm their identities have not been successful.
They have now been re-incarcerated and held in maximum security cells at her Majesty's Prison at Northward - and the subject of an intense investigation by US authorities who arrived on the island from the United States Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica, with the full cooperation of the Cayman Islands Government, the Royal Cayman Islands Police (RCIP) and security personnel.
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