IRNA -- Three of the six Al-Qaeda suspects detained on Tuesday by Pakistani rangers were handed over to US authorities on Friday night, said a local newspaper on Saturday. The daily `Dawn' reported that Waleed Mohammad bin Attash, Abu Ammar bin Abdul Aziz were handed over to US officials after Pakistani intelligence agencies had completely investigated them.
"Okay. They're inside-out now. Guess we can hand them over to the Merkins."
"Who's that third guy?"
"He doesn't have a name..." |
The newspaper, however, added that although the suspects were now in US officials' custody, it was not clear whether they were still in Pakistan or flown out. Meanwhile, local agencies have intensified the operation against the alleged Al-Qaeda members while the number of suspects detained on leads provided by the six persons arrested in Karachi earlier rose to 20, the daily noted. The operation, the daily pointed out, was stepped up after the detention of Waleed Mohammad bin Attash, a Yemeni. |