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Two suspected Al Qaeda facilitators arrested in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan - Security forces arrested two suspects in a raid on an Al Qaeda hide-out in eastern Afghanistan, and confiscated weapons and night vision equipment believed used for bomb attacks on Afghan and U.S.-led coalition troops, the coalition said on Wednesday. An assault force of Afghan and coalition troops raided the compound, believed to be a refuge for Al Qaeda facilitators linked to a known terrorist network near Pelankhel village in Khost province on Tuesday, a coalition statement said. The suspects surrendered peacefully. | The quicker the surrender, the bigger the fish |
The coalition did not identify the suspects or give their nationalities. | Being "facilitators" rather than "fighters", they're most likely Pakistani or Arab. |
Weapons, night vision equipment and various electronic devices, suspected of being used for improvised explosive devices, were found in the compound, the statement said. Credible intelligence linked the targeted terrorists to plotting IED attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in Khost province, it said. | Two more "masterminds" in the jug |
Posted by: Steve 2006-09-06 |
