Right. No known connections. Except :
MySpace account while giving himself the name “Aashiq Hammad". 
Photo, wearing Kaffiyeh, making single finger sabbabah, to proclaim “there is no god but Allah,
The song “La ilaha illAllah” selected on his MySpace account, which means “Lover of the Blessed” (Allah). 

Austin Powers didn't buy that pump, either.