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Afghanistan/South Asia
Pakistan interrogates Al-Qaeda No. 3, recaptures escaped Musharraf plotter
2005-05-05
EFL:
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani security officials said Thursday they hoped the capture of a Libyan accused of being Al-Qaeda's number three and of planning to kill President Pervez Musharraf could lead them to Osama bin Laden. Intelligence agents said they had separately recaptured an air force officer who escaped jail late last year after being sentenced to death in one of the assassination plots masterminded by top terror suspect Abu Faraj al-Libbi. In another apparent coup, officials said a second militant seized on Monday with al-Libbi, who has a five-million-dollar US bounty on his head, was himself a key Al-Qaeda figure with a reward tag of four million dollars. However they would not name the other terror suspect, saying it could harm efforts by Pakistani interrogators to extract information from al-Libbi about bin Laden.
So, who's the 4 million dollar man? I'll have to go digging in the wanted posters.
"The man arrested with al-Libbi is an important Al-Qaeda operative, but we cannot disclose his name. We understand the bounty on his head is four million dollars," a senior government official told AFP on condition of anonymity. The official declined to give any other details.
"I can say no more!"
Junior air force official Mushtaq Ahmed, 26, was sentenced to death in November for his role in the bombing of a bridge which collapsed moments after Musharraf's convoy had passed through in December 2003. He escaped jail soon afterwards but was arrested last week on a bus near Islamabad on a tip off despite having changed his appearance by shaving off his beard, a security official told AFP. Officials said they were not aware of any link between Ahmed's recapture and the arrest of al-Libbi.
Posted by:Steve

#4  somebody said that this Libyan guy has nt bn indicted and therefor he will nt showup on the FBI's most wanted list...may want to check State out
Posted by: jkh   2005-05-05 15:15  

#3  Wonder who they nabbed..
Posted by: Phemble Glinelet8856   2005-05-05 14:22  

#2  Intelligence agents said they had separately recaptured an air force officer who escaped jail late last year after being sentenced to death in one of the assassination plots masterminded by top terror suspect Abu Faraj al-Libbi.

This ain't California. Since it's already been a year since being sentenced, what are they waiting for? The guy wouldn't have escaped had they carried out the sentence promptly.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-05-05 14:03  

#1  On the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists site we have the following people with a $5 million dollar bounty on their heads:

Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed Al-Nasser - Al-Nasser is the alleged leader of the terrorist organization, Saudi Hizballah. He is thought to be in Iran, Syria, or Lebanon.

Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah - Abdullah fled Nairobi, Kenya, on August 6, 1998, and went to Karachi, Pakistan. He is believed to currently be in Afghanistan. He may wear a moustache.

Muhsin Musa Matwalli Atwah - Atwah is believed to currently be in Afghanistan.

Ali Atwa - Atwa is an alleged member of the terrorist organization, Lebanese Hizballah. He is thought to be in Lebanon.

Fazul Abdullah Mohammed

Hasan Izz-Al-Din - Izz-Al-Din is an alleged member of the terrorist organization, Lebanese Hizballah. He is thought to be in Lebanon.

Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Ali - Ali may have formal training in agriculture and may have worked in this field. He lived in Kenya until fleeing that country on August 2, 1998, to Karachi, Pakistan. He is believed to currently be in Afghanistan.

Imad Fayez Mugniyah - Mugniyah is the alleged head of the security apparatus for the terrorist organization, Lebanese Hizballah. He is thought to be in Lebanon.

Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan - Swedan sometimes wears a light beard or moustache and has, in the past, managed a trucking business in Kenya.

Abdul Rahman Yasin - Yasin is an epileptic. He is believed to be in Iraq.

Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam - Msalam sometimes wears a light beard or moustache and has, in the past, worked as a clothing vendor.

Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Mughassil - El-Hoorie is an alleged member of the terrorist organization, Saudi Hizballah. He is thought to be in Iran, Syria, or Lebanon.

Ali Saed Bin Ali El-Hoorie - El-Hoorie is an alleged member of the terrorist organization, Saudi Hizballah. He is thought to be in Iran, Syria, or Lebanon.

Saif Al-Adel - Al-Adel is thought to be affiliated with the Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ), and is believed to be a high-ranking member of the Al-Qaeda organization, currently in Afghanistan

Ibrahim Salih Mohammed Al-Yacoub - Al-Yacoub is an alleged member of the terrorist organization, Saudi Hizballah. He is thought to be in Iran, Syria, or Lebanon.
Posted by: Steve   2005-05-05 12:40:01 PM  

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