Sidi,

Actually, I've read a flyer on Karamo Terera, which says that he's a
Gambian, who once worked for the Cooperative Department and later beacame a
teacher before coming to the US.

He was, according to the same flyer, working at Fiduciary Trust as a
computer technician.  The information provided concluded that Mr. Terera
called his friends in NYC just after the first plane hit the WTC, and that
was the last time they heard from him.

I'm also aware that there is a Terera family residing in the Greater Banjul
Area.  I'm sure there're some list members who can ascertain this.

As for the other person allegedly involved in the casualties, unconfirmed
reports say that he is a native of Gambissara village in the URD and that he
was a security guard in one of the businesses that occupied the WTC.

It's however disappointing that I don't find Gambia on the list of countries
that have lost their nationals in the tragic incidents of September 11.

I hope this would help to clarify the issue.

Hamadi.


>From: Sidi Sanneh <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Appreciate all concerns for our safety
>Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 08:45:21 -0500
>
>Isatou: Thanks for your concern.  I was able to get in touch with my
>daughter after some anxious moments. Mini Loum volunteered to call her when
>communication proved difficult from this end. Thanks, Mini. May Allah
>protect us all and give strength to those whose loved ones have been the
>victims of this heinous and cowardly acts of terror.
>
>Saul: It is indeed important to check if there were any missing Gambians. I
>was informed by a neighbour that she saw family members of one Mr. Jawara
>on CNN who might be Gambian, but this has not been independently confirmed.
>I know that the Senegalese Government has been frantically checking with
>families who have relatives in the NYC area to confirm any missing
>Senegalese nationals. I hope that the G
>ambian Embassy in the US is doing
>likewise.  Regarding Karamo Trerra, his picture was displayed last week on
>CNN by his sister-in-law. His name suggests that he is one of us; either
>Gambian, Senegalese, Cape Verdian or Guinea-Bissau national.
>
>Jabou: Our prayers also go to all muslims in the US who are being targeted
>by hate mongers, who are no different from those responsible for the
>terrorist attacks on innocent people in the WTC and Pentagon.
>Sidi Sanneh
>
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