NEW YORK. Apr 3: The Clinton administration does not appear to have enough evidence to prove that a Saudi arrested in Canada played a key role in a bombing last year that killed 19 Americans in Saudi Arabia, The New York Times reported, reports AP.

The administration is even uncertain whether there is enough evidence to make it worthwhile to bring the man. Hani Abdel Rahim al-Sayegh. 28. to the United States, the Times reported Thursday, quoting senior officials it did not identify.

The uncertainty is complicating the US legal strategy about whether to allow the Canadian government to deport him to the United States, either as a material witness or a suspect in the bombing. Canadian officials told the Times that their government has rebuffed a

request by the FBI to interview Sayegh.

Canada will make a decision only after it decides whether Sayegh should be deported as a threat to national security.

"American authorities expressed a desire to interview Mr. Sayegh and this matter is currently being discussed," Gaetan Blais, spokesman for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, said. "But you also have to understand that his case is still before the court and I would suggest that the final decision will be made after the court proceedings are completed."

A federal judge in Ottawa is to begin hearings on Sayegh's deportation on April 28. Even if Canada allows the United States to have access to Sayegh. he is under no legal obligation to agree to be questioned by American authorities.