Israel has been holding a suspected al Qaeda terrorist trained in biological warfare for the past three years because he "poses a danger to national security," Israel Hayom reports.
Samar Halami Abed Allatif al-Barq, 39, a Kuwaiti citizen of Palestinian descent said to be trained in biological warfare, was arrested in July 2010 as he crossed the Allenby Bridge from Jordan into Israel. He recently filed a High Court of Justice petition against the Israel Defense Forces' commander in Judea and Samaria, the sector's military prosecutor and the Judea and Samaria appellate court, demanding his release.
His attorney does not believe the court will grant the petition to al-Barq.
According to Channel 2, al-Barq was involved in planning terror attacks against Jews and Israelis in Jordan, and was apparently jailed previously in Jordan and in the U.S. The state believes that prior to his arrest he planned to teach Palestinian terrorists how to manufacture poisons and possibly chemical weapons.
The state said al-Barq's detention was extended "after the military commander became convinced that the suspect was an al Qaeda operative with extensive knowledge of unconventional warfare, especially biological warfare, and that releasing him at this time would constitute a point of no return in regards to the development of a substantial world jihad infrastructure in the area."