Pakistani security agencies have arrested two al-Qaeda suspects and are investigating whether one is a Syrian believed to be a key figure in Osama bin Laden's terror network in Europe, two intelligence officials and a senior government official said Thursday. | Now saying they got one alive and one dead, but no Mustafa |
Neither the intelligence officials nor the government official had information about the identity of the second suspect. Pakistani government spokesmen and the U.S. Embassy said they could not immediately confirm the arrests. The U.S. government last year announced a $5 million reward for information leading to the capture of Nasar, also known as Abu Musab al-Suri. The U.S. Justice Department's Rewards for Justice website describes Nasar as an al-Qaeda member and former trainer at terrorist camps in Afghanistan who instructed extremists in using poisons and chemicals. It also says he is likely to be in Afghanistan or Pakistan. Al-Suri was born is Syria and also has Spanish nationality. His name has also been linked to July 7 bombings in London that left 52 people dead.