Original author: Andrew Duffy
Source: The Ottawa Citizen
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Date: October 29, 2004
Harkat tells hearing about money borrowed from Pakistani friend
Accused terrorist Mohamed Harkat says his gambling addiction was so serious that he once lost 18,000 dollars at the Casino du Lac-Leamy and had himself banned from the facility.
His admission came yesterday as government lawyer James Mathieson questioned him about the circumstances surrounding an 18,000 dollar loan he received from a friend in Peshawar, Pakistan, identified only as Mokhtar.
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