via an lgf commenter; EFL.
Eight al-Qaida suspects were killed, and another 18 were captured in the Oct. 2 raid. Thus far, Pakistani officials have declined to identify any of the suspects by name. "There is a probability which I cannot confirm that a man among those killed was one who has a reward on his head," said Pakistani Information Minister Sheik Rashid Ahmed. "He was one of the top 10 or 15 people in al-Qaida." One suspected al-Qaida member with a $5 million reward for his arrest, is the remaining Portland Seven suspect Habis Abdu al Saoub. Al Saoub, a United States citizen is believed to have lived in the Portland area prior to September 11, 2001. At a press conference Thursday afternoon, US Attorney General John Ashcroft said he could not comment on the whereabouts of al Saoub.
Well, the reward part fits but "top 10 or 15"? Could be exaggeration. |