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| Terror suspect on run, say police | Terror suspect on run, say police |
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| An asylum seeker arrested by anti-terror police has gone on the run, officers have revealed. | An asylum seeker arrested by anti-terror police has gone on the run, officers have revealed. |
| Bakhtiar Mahmud Perwaiss, 28, who also uses the alias Berwis, vanished a month ago after he was released on bail. | Bakhtiar Mahmud Perwaiss, 28, who also uses the alias Berwis, vanished a month ago after he was released on bail. |
| He failed to hand himself into officers at Huddersfield Police Station in West Yorkshire, on 8 November and has not been seen since, police added. | He failed to hand himself into officers at Huddersfield Police Station in West Yorkshire, on 8 November and has not been seen since, police added. |
| Greater Manchester anti-terror squad officers in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, arrested him on 11 October. | Greater Manchester anti-terror squad officers in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, arrested him on 11 October. |
| Laundering offences | Laundering offences |
| A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: "The police are keen to locate him and would ask that if any members of the public see him, they do not approach him, but call 999 immediately. | A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: "The police are keen to locate him and would ask that if any members of the public see him, they do not approach him, but call 999 immediately. |
| "There is nothing to suggest Perwaiss represents a danger to the public." | "There is nothing to suggest Perwaiss represents a danger to the public." |
| He was charged with money laundering offences after an alleged scam was uncovered to obtain cash in Yemen. | He was charged with money laundering offences after an alleged scam was uncovered to obtain cash in Yemen. |
| Perwaiss, originally from a Kurdish region of Iraq, is missing the ends of two fingers on his right hand - an injury he claimed to have received handling explosives in Iraq. | Perwaiss, originally from a Kurdish region of Iraq, is missing the ends of two fingers on his right hand - an injury he claimed to have received handling explosives in Iraq. |
| He has been living with his cousin at an address in Pontefract and is not thought to have any other family in the UK. | He has been living with his cousin at an address in Pontefract and is not thought to have any other family in the UK. |
| A police source reportedly said officers had "opposed Perwaiss being released on bail and were frustrated he had now absconded". | A police source reportedly said officers had "opposed Perwaiss being released on bail and were frustrated he had now absconded". |
| Ports, airports and Interpol have been alerted to Perwaiss' disappearance, police said. | Ports, airports and Interpol have been alerted to Perwaiss' disappearance, police said. |
| He has been described as about 5ft 8in to 5ft 9in tall with a stocky build and stubble. His English is said to be poor. | He has been described as about 5ft 8in to 5ft 9in tall with a stocky build and stubble. His English is said to be poor. |
| Two other men, Omar Altimimi and Yusuf Abdullah, were also arrested and charged in connection with the investigation. | Two other men, Omar Altimimi and Yusuf Abdullah, were also arrested and charged in connection with the investigation. |
| They are expected to stand trial next year. |