During a raid on a small village near the border with Afghanistan, Pakistani security forces arrested a suspected Al-Qaeda linked Arab militant, officials said. The Saudi man's detention comes amid a major crackdown by Pakistan, however officials said he was apparently not among the most wanted men in the extremist group. | Must of been on the "Kinda Wanted" list. |
"The raid was conducted on a tip off that an Al-Qaeda linked militant is hiding in a house in the area," a security official said. "The man, who belongs to Saudi Arabia, identified himself as Abdullah," the official said, requesting anonymity. He was hiding in a house in Shakas village in Jamrud district, about 25 kilometers west of the bordering city of Peshawar, he said. Security forces ringed the fortress-type mud and brick house in the mountainous tribal village and advised him to surrender. "The suspect fired a few shots from his pistol," but was captured after he had run out of ammunition, the official said. | "You'll never take me alive, coppers!" BANG! BANG! click... "Ah, shit." |
Witnesses in the village, located near the historic Khyber Pass crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, said the suspect was blindfolded before he was bundled into a military vehicle without resistance. Officials said the suspect had been moved to an undisclosed place for interrogation. They said Abdullah could be his code name. |