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‘Al Qaeda’ robbers caught
PESHAWAR: Police arrested and charged three men with robbing more than $1 million from a Saudi-owned bank in Pakistan, leaving a note saying they were stealing for Al Qaeda, an official said on Sunday. Police now believe the Al Qaeda link was a ruse, aimed at misleading investigators, said Habibur Rahman, the Peshawar police chief.
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One of the suspects, Mohammed Sibtain, was arrested at a roadblock on the outskirts of Peshawar within hours of the daylight robbery on Saturday at the main branch of the Al-Faisal bank, Rahman said. During his interrogation, Sibtain named two accomplices, Mohammed Iqbal and Rafi Ullah who were arrested later that day. Police seized four pistols, four cell phones and $520,000 and Rs 207,500 from Sibtain’s car, according to Rahman. They have been charged with armed robbery, taking hostages and terrorising people.

Two robbers, dressed as security guards, sneaked into the bank and held staff hostage while they stole $950,000 and Rs 5.3 million rupees, police said. They chanted, “Long live Al Qaeda!” and “Down with America!” during the robbery and left a note on a bank vault that said, “We are stealing money for Al Qaeda as our financial network has been smashed,” according to Wazir. Wazir said there is no evidence to charge the men with any terrorism-related offence, although they would be tried in an anti-terrorism court.
Posted by: Fred 2006-02-27
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