Posted on 10/23/2003 4:53:59 AM PDT by nuconvert
KHAMENEH'I RESISTS EXTRADITING OF AL-QAEDA OFFICIALS
TEHRAN 29 June (IPS) Iranian President Mohammad Khatami is locked in serious, if not vital, discussion with Ayatollah Ali Khameneh'i, the leader of the Islamic Republic over the extradition of some senior members of the al-Qaeda organisation to their respective countries, Egypt, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, according to well informed sources.
Iranian official admitted the arrest of at least five hundred al-Qaeda "terrorists", but said they dont know if any senior member of the network like the Egyptian Dr. Eyman al Zawaheri, Osama Ben Ladens right hand man, his son, Sad or his spokesman, Soleyman Aboy Qaith, a Kuwaiti are among the detainees, since they have several passports.
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