Pak man arrested in Chile on terror charges claims case of ‘mistaken identity’

SANTIAGO - Mohammed Saif-ur-Rehman Khan, the Pakistani student who was charged for illegal possession of explosives in Chile, has once again denied all terror charges, saying he is still trying to make out what went wrong.

“Everything is so weird. I am still trying to think what happened,” Khan told a foreign news agency.

“Perhaps it’s a case of mistaken identity,” he added.

Khan was detained at the US Embassy in Chile last month for having traces of volatile materials.

Police said traces of Tetryl, a compound used as a booster to help detonate explosives, was found on documents and the mobile phone recovered from Khan.

He had blamed the US for his arrest and bringing unnecessary trouble for his family back home in Pakistan.

“I have nothing to do with bombs. I have nothing to do with terrorists. I don’t have a beard. They (the US) just want to cover up their shame and guilt for what they have done or are doing in Iraq and Afghanistan,” he had told media persons just after being detained.

Khan’s father, Mehmood Ahmad Rehman Khan, had alleged that his son has been implicated in a trap, and made a victim of racial profiling.

“My son became a victim of racial profiling and has been detained without a valid reason or evidence. His arrest was clearly a setup,” Mehmood had said earlier. (ANI)