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| Raid Arrests Moroccan, Pakistani for Suspected Al-Qaida Links |
| 2004-02-12 |
| Paramilitary troops and intelligence agents raided a home in a tribal village near the Afghan border Thursday and arrested two al-Qaida suspects - a Moroccan and his Pakistani host. About 100 troops took part in the operation in Mir Khankhel village in Jamrud, an intelligence official said. The area, dominated by Afridi tribesmen, is about 15 miles northwest of the regional capital of Peshawar. The suspects were Abdur Rahman, 35, from Morocco, and Adnan Khan Afridi, a local tribesman believed to have sheltered the other al-Qaida suspect. It was believed to have been the first such operation in Jamrud, which is on the road to Torkham, the main border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan. It’s a start. |
| Posted by:Steve |