The kidnappers of US journalist Daniel Pearl sent a new e-mail message Saturday indicating he was still alive. The e-mail was sent from the same address as earlier e-mails containing threats to kill the reporter. "Pearl is (may be) alive and make real efforts to get him out... I am sorry. I sent the e-mail in which the deadline of Daniel. Please pardon me! It was a fake mail. It also reveals the fact that the last mail is also a fake mail... The facilitator known as Arif was killed because the group thought it was sent from him."
The e-mail doesn't indicate he's alive, only that the sender hasn't seen him lately and thinks he might be. Arif would seem to be tied to the group, and his carcass was found at Ahmedpur East in Punjab province. Pearl's probably in the same area. |