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Pakistani Troops Focus on Village of Azam Warsak
Pakistani troops hunting for Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters zeroed in yesterday on the Pakistani village of Azam Warsak near the Afghan border. Some 20 suspects, including a number of foreigners, were arrested in the operation in Pakistanâs tribal South Waziristan region. .... Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat say there is a "strong possibility" that senior Al-Qaeda figures like bin Laden and top aide Ayman al-Zawahiri are hiding in the region. "Most of these stories linking some reports that Ayman al-Zawahri and Osama bin Laden have been seen there. They have been witnessed by people. ..."Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-02-25 |
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