Yasser Al Serry held in custody in London

British Authorities ordered keeping Yasser Al-Serry, the Egyptian suspect, to custody on charge of involving in assassinating Afghan leader Ahmed Shah Massoud.

Serry 38, who received a death penalty sentence in absentia by an Egyptian court, runs London based Islamic observation center.

The British police detained Serry two weeks ago accusing him of being involved in killing Ahmed Shah Massoud. Meanwhile Italian police arrested two Egyptian businessmen after inspecting their houses.

The Italian police said Youssef Mustafa Nada Chairman of Board of Nada Company and Abu Ghaleb Hemat Vice Chairman of the company would undergo investigations into reports on possible links to Osama Bin Laden the prime suspect in terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11.