Posted on 07/29/2004 7:12:55 AM PDT by Dog
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the "wild card" in US pack of wanted men, has reportedly been arrested in Western Iraq.
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, head of the group suspected of beheading two Bulgarian hostages, has reportedly been arrested in Western Iraq.
Al-Zarqawi has been arrested by Iraqi police and US military close to the border with Syria, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing information posted on the Internet.
A group linked to Zarqawi is suspected of carrying out a wave of attacks in late June that killed more than 100 people and injured hundreds more in attacks in five Iraqi cities.
Zarqawi is also said to have been involved in the beheading of an American contractor, Nick Berg, shown on a video released on 11 May.
In 2003, he was named as the brains behind a series of lethal bombings - from Casablanca in Morocco to Istanbul in Turkey.
The US is now offering a USD 25 M reward for the capture of Zarqawi, the "wild card" in its pack of wanted men.
The remains of one of the Bulgarian hostages, Georgi Lazov, killed by the Zarqawi's terrorists have been transported back home early on Thursday.
The 30-year old Bulgarian truck driver Lazov and his colleague Ivaylo Kepov, 32, were abducted June 29 near the northern city of Mosul. A group affiliated with al-Zarqawi said it kidnapped the Bulgarians and demanded Iraqi detainees be released in exchange for their lives. The group later sent a tape to Al-Jazeera television that showed Lazov being killed. His death was officially confirmed July 22.
Kepov's fate is still not clear though Bulgarian media cited an Iraqi official who said that the Bulgarian is dead and his body has been found. Bulgaria's authorities have not been able to confirm Kepov's death.
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fyi..
fingers crossed.
Excellent news if true.
May justice be swift.
Oh, please, pleeeease!!
Hope it's him...
great news!
sounds like another WMD find that turns out to be nothing.
Please Please Please let this be true
Waitin' and a hopin'.
We'll see if any major news sources pick this up today.
I don't know how true it is....I just post them!
notgettinghopesup... notgettinghopesup... notgettinghopesup...
Hard to typee wit h fingger s cro ssed...
"You must question the timing of this."
Senator Clinton.
I think on this one, I'm from Missouri...
I hope it's true but look at the source.
If true then My morning will have improved greatly
If true I hope that the Iraqi's retain custody. But?
If it's true, expect the following press release from DNC headquarters: "Clearly, this happened weeks ago, and Bush staged this just to disrupt Kerry's speech tonight."
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