A man suspected of links to al-Qaeda was deported today to Britain, a senior Zambian official said.
Britain sent a plane to collect Haroon Rashid Aswat, who was detained in the Zambian capital on July 20th, Home Affairs Secretary Peter Mumba said.
It remains unclear whether Britain suspects Aswat, a British citizen of Indian descent, of involvement in the London bombings.
British newspaper reports, citing security sources, have said that investigators don't believe he was linked to the London attacks.
Zambian authorities questioned Aswat about 20 phone calls reportedly made on his South African cell phone with some of the bombers responsible for the July 7th attacks that killed 56 people in London.
British and American investigators have also interrogated Aswat (31), according to Zambian officials.