US holds Kurd on passport fraud charge

Monday 15 April 1996 23:02 BST
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US holds Kurd on passport fraud charge

Washington - The head of the American Kurdish Information Office was charged with passport fraud after an investigation indicated he had assumed the identity of a man killed in a car crash25 years ago. US authorities said Kani Xulam is thought to be a leader of the extremist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Reuter

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