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| Al-Zawahiri’s #2 bagged - maybe |
| 2004-01-02 |
| The top deputy of al-Qaeda’s No. 2 man, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, has been arrested, according to "Islamist sources in London" cited by the Middle Eastern Media Research Institute on Thursday. "Abdallah Muhammed Rajab Abd al-Rahman, aka Ahmad Hassan Abu Al-Khir, who is in charge of al Qaeda finances and the right hand man of Ayman Al Zawahiri, has been arrested," MEMRI said. "Abu Al-Khir was previously sentenced to death in absentia in Egypt," the news service said, based on translations of a report earlier this week in the London-based newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #4 wring him dry of info and ship his ass to Egypt |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-1-2 11:23:01 AM |
| #3 Heh, they all begin to look alike after awhile, too. From your descriptions, guys, it sounds like you figure either one would be a good find. I just hope it's true and what's-his-name gets to Abu the Afterlife very very soon. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-1-2 1:04:43 AM |
| #2 The thing is, I'm uncertain (damned the non-standardized spellings of Arab names) as to whether this is al-Khadr or al-Khayr. Al-Khadr slipped out of a Pakistani military ambush back in October, whereas al-Khayr is said to be in Iran unless he's taken to slumming again. |
| Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-1-2 12:46:41 AM |
| #1 Good news if true, I wonder where he was picked up? |
| Posted by: Paul Moloney 2004-1-2 12:44:25 AM |