Australia cautious on Indian doctor's 'Al-Qaeda links'

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SYDNEY, Aug 2 (AFP): Australian authorities have seen no evidence linking an Indian doctor who was detained here over a British car bomb plot to the Al-Qaeda terror organisation, police chief Mick Keelty said Thursday.
Australia's SBS television late Wednesday said it had obtained an unsigned and undated "dossier," apparently compiled by Indian police, which appeared to suggest Mohamed Haneef had "alleged links" with Al-Qaeda.
Keelty said he had not heard of such allegations against Haneef-who was freed from custody Friday after charges against him collapsed and left the country the next day-but said they should be investigated.
"We don't have anything that positively says that in Australia but of course it is an avenue of inquiry and if that is what the Indians are saying it needs to be followed through," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
"It emphasises the fact that this is an ongoing investigation, there are a lot of avenues of inquiry that are still to be followed through," he added.