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Top Iraqi official detained at Baghdad airport
An Iraqi official says U.S. forces have arrested Ali al-Lami, a top Shiite in charge of keeping senior supporters of Saddam Hussein out of the government.The offical, Qaiser Watout, is a member of the committee headed by al-Lami. Watout said al-Lami was arrested Wednesday at Baghdad International Airport, upon arrival from Lebanon. Watout says U.S. forces waited for al-Lami as the plane's doors opened. U.S. military officials said they arrested a senior Shiite militant at the airport on Wednesday, but did not release his name and would not say if it was al-Lami. The military says the suspect is believed to be behind a June bomb blast in Baghdad that killed four Americans and six Iraqis. Posted by: ed 2008-08-28 |
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