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2004-08-12 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Steve 2004-08-12 9:36:45 AM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 We got some details:
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Two top Al-Qaeda suspects, a Pakistani linked to attempts on President Pervez Musharraf's life and an Uzbek national, have been captured in Pakistan, an intelligence official told AFP. The Pakistani, identified only as Mohsin, was nabbed in the southern port city of Karachi on Monday, said the official, who has been closely involved in the high-profile crackdown and spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity. "He is one of the important characters in the Musharraf (attempted assassination) case," he said, referring to two bids on Musharraf's life last December.

The Uzbek man, known as Mansoor, was arrested in northwest Peshawar city, also on Monday. Believed to be a key Al-Qaeda operative, Mansoor had been hiding in the northwest tribal belt along the Afghan border until Pakistani army assaults sent him fleeing, the official said.
"He is... one of the persons active in organising and providing the Uzbek people for fighting against the army in Wana and also for acts of terrorism," the official added.

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