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By Jim McGee
Wagazon Post Staff Writer
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan yesterday re-
leased a new indictment that. names a new suspect in
the Feb. 26 bombing of the World Trade Center.
Reindicted in the superseding charge were Mohammed
,Salameh, 25; Nidal A@ d, 25, and Mahmud Abohalim
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33. They were charged with a single count of causing the
bombing, which killed six people, injured more than 1,000
and demolished, an underground parking garage. They
have pleaded not guilty.. and remain in custody.
The ed.Yousef, 25, who also
was cited in the new indictment.-AilVon i&-i@idYousef
had resided at the same Jersey City, NJ., address once
occupied by Salameh. He had not previously been iden-
tified in the probe and was not in custody last night. Au-
thorities told Reuter he isbelieved to have fled, possibly
to Egypt. A warrant has been issued for his -arrest.
The new indictment did not name two other men who
have been formally linked to the bombing by federal
officials. One informed official said this was because Of
the volume of work faced by prosecutors involved in the
investigation. ,
BilalAlkaisii,-26, was arrested last week on a federal
complaint that contained circumstantial evidence of his
relationship with Ayyad. A fifth
gabrowny, 42@ has been charged with obstructing a
search of his home in Brooklyn and possessing five
fraudulent passports. Elgabrowny, who has pleaded not
guilty, has not been charged with. -involvement in the
bombing. Both men remain in custody.
Salameh, a handyman from Jersey City, was arrested
March 4 after investigators found part.of a van at the
bomb scene and traced. it to a rental outlet in Jersey
City. Authorities said Salameh rented the van and then
reported it stolen several hours after the bombing.
Ayyad, a. chemical engineer from Ma lewopd, NJ.,
was arrested Marcb 10- after FBtaizetits searched a
rental storage s ,hed allegedly rented .by Salameh in New
Jersey and found chemicals that authorities said can be
mixed to create a highexplosive.
Abohalima was arreAted afte&he was released by the
Egyptian government. @ Its- laiCyer has said Aboh@lima
was tortur6d'bk Ejyptian security officials and ques-
tioned about the bombmg for re than a week. Since
FBI agents brought Abohalima- back -to New York
March 24, there has been no public disclosure'of the
evidence implicating him in the bombing@
In response to questions about the contents of a let-
ter to the New York Times purportedly threatening
further attacks, FBI Director William S. Sessions told
the Associated Press: "We have no evidence that a
large group in the United States is preparing for a wave
of terrorist attacks. However, the magnitude of -the
World Trade Center attack naturally heightens the lev-
el of concern and awareness for all U.S. citizens . . .
Special correspond@nt Rachd E. St=en-Berger in New
York contributed to this report
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