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| Pakistani Police Arrest Two More Al Qaeda Suspects |
| 2003-05-02 |
| Pakistani police have arrested two more men suspected of having links with the al Qaeda network and seized a large quantity of explosives and some weapons, police said Friday. The two suspects, both of them Pakistani, were detained in the port city of Karachi Thursday night. "They were arrested last night. We are interrogating them about their possible links with al Qaeda," said Syed Kamal Shah, inspector general of police in Sindh province. "As soon as they stop screaming, I'll get back to you." Another police official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the two were caught while moving about 300 pounds of explosives and some weapons in a van. "The explosives and weapons were stuffed in sacks and were being taken to a central neighborhood in Karachi," he said. The weapons included two submachine guns and two AK-47 rifles. Packing for a elk hunting trip? It was not clear if the latest arrests were linked to the arrest Tuesday of six al Qaeda suspects, including a Yemeni, Waleed Muhammed Bin Attash alias Khalid Al-Attash, believed to have been involved in the October 2000 attack on USS Cole warship in Yemen. FBI agents would soon join Pakistani investigators in interrogating the six men detained Tuesday, a senior Interior Ministry official said. "My arm is getting tired. John, can you take over?" "No problem, Kamal. Always glad to lend a hand." |
| Posted by:Steve |