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1,000 computer disks recovered with Khan
Nearly 1,000 computer disks were recovered last week as part of a series of arrests in the United Kingdom of alleged al Qaeda operatives, U.S. government sources have told CNN. Both British and American authorities are analyzing the information in the disks for any potential clues to possible al Qaeda attack plans. Among those arrested last Tuesday were Esa al-Hindi">Esa al-Hindi, who is described by U.S. officials as a senior al Qaeda operative and someone who personally conducted surveillance in 2000 and 2001 of buildings in New York and New Jersey. A law enforcement source told CNN there was an intense search going on in the New York area for anyone al-Hindi and two associates, who allegedly did reconnaissance with him, may have met while in the United States. Officials said they are investigating whether Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan, recently arrested in Pakistan, also visited the United States to do reconnaissance. So far, they said, there is no proof but they are not ruling it out. Information gathered from the arrest of Khan, a suspected al Qaeda operative, led to the arrests in Britain, Pakistani officials have said. Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-08-10 |
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