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Pakistan Says 'Important' Al Qaeda Men Arrested
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces have arrested two "important" al Qaeda operatives, including an Egyptian, a senior official said on Wednesday. | Must have run out of "masterminds". |
| "Important" is a rank -- Lieutenant Important, Important, Very Important, Junior Assistant Mastermind, Associate Mastermind, Major Mastermind, Lieutenant Mastermind ... |
The pair, one of who was identified as Sharif ul Misri, were arrested in the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday, said Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, information minister in Pakistan's outgoing cabinet who is expected to be renamed to the post on Wednesday. "These are important people," Ahmed told Reuters, adding that ul Misri had a price on his head. He did not say who had offered the reward for ul Misri's capture and he is not among the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's most wanted terrorists. Ul Misri means "from Egypt" in Arabic. | Perhaps the Egyptians want to have a talk with him. |
Ahmed said investigations were under way to ascertain the identity of the other man. "They keep on changing their names and aliases and it takes some time to establish. But we have identified Sharif ul Misri," he said. | "Sometimes, even they can't remember who they are" |
Posted by: Steve 2004-09-01 |
