Peer suspended over 'bounty'
Labour peer Lord Ahmed has denied claims he offered a £10 million "bounty" for the capture of US president Barack Obama and said he was "surprised" that he had been suspended by the party.
Peer suspended over Obama 'bounty'
Labour peer Lord Ahmed has been suspended by the party while it investigates reports that he offered a £10 million "bounty" for the capture of US president Barack Obama.
He was said to have offered the cash for the capture of Mr Obama and White House predecessor George Bush at a reception in Pakistan in response to an American reward for the capture of a prominent Pakistani radical.
Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, who founded the violent extremist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, is blamed for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in which 166 people were killed.
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