Mehdi Ghezali, Israeli Tourist Suicide Bomber? Bulgaria Press Reportedly Names Former Gitmo Detainee Responsible For Attack
Mehdi Ghezali, Israeli Tourist Suicide Bomber? Bulgaria Press Reportedly Names Former Gitmo Detainee Responsible For Attack
According to a report by The Times of Israel, Bulgarian media named Mehdi Ghezali, a Swedish citizen and former detainee at Guantanamo Bay from 2002 to 2004, as the suicide bomber responsible for an attack in Burgas, Bulgaria, on Wednesday.
The report could not be independently verified.
On Wednesday, eight people were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying Israeli tourists in Bulgaria.
Surveillance footage showed "a normal person with Bermuda shorts and a backpack" at the airport of Burgas. Reuters described the man as in his mid-30s with long dark curly hair and wearing a dark blue cap.
Bulgarian authorities reportedly were using DNA from the man's finger to establish his identity.
According to The Long War Journal, Mehdi Ghezali was arrested in Pakistan in December 2001. His lawyers claim he was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, The Weekly Standard reports.
Mehdi Ghezali, Israeli Tourist Suicide Bomber? Bulgaria Press Reportedly Names Former Gitmo Detainee Responsible For Attack