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| India-Pakistan |
| 7 Al Qaeda suspects held as search continues |
| 2002-06-30 |
| At least seven Al Qaeda suspects were arrested by army troops in an operation near the Afghanistan border in the Darmilan area of South Waziristan Agency, and shifted to military headquarters in Wana on Friday night. These men were later handed over to the Joint Interrogation Team on Saturday for further investigation. According to preliminary reports, the seven Al Qaeda suspects hailing from different cities of Pakistan told the JIT that they were the members of a Tableeghee Jamaat which was on a one-year visit of the area since October last year. However, their claim could not be confirmed. Oh, so it's not only the "FBI" and its surrogates disguising themselves as wandering preachers so they can blend in with the local populace... In a separate raid, three tribesmen belonging to Dotani tribe of the South Waziristan Agency, allegedly having links with Al Qaeda, were also rounded up at the Tanai checkpoint on the Durand Line on Saturday. Another suspect, Abdul Ghaffar, an Uzbek from Konduz area of Afghanistan, arrested from the border town of Gulkash, was being quizzed by the JIT. A member of the JIT also disclosed that a Turkmen, Mohammad Yahya, arrested in Tuesday's encounter which resulted in the death of 10 army men and two Al Qaeda members, had been put under quarter guard and would be tried by a military court once the investigations of the case were completed. Seven Paks, three tribesmen, an Uzbek and a Turkmen. Looks like they might actually intend cleaning out this little pocket of Evil... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |