Posted on 02/21/2002 2:17:06 PM PST by vannrox
Taleban: Don't Blame Osama bin Laden for Attacks on U.S.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, 11 September 2001 (VOA): Afghanistan's Taleban Islamic movement says Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden could not be responsible for devastating air attacks in the United States.
Afghanistan's Ambassador to Pakistan, Abdul Salam Zaeef, has condemned what he calls terrorist attacks on U.S. targets. At a news conference in Islamabad, he rejected allegations that Saudi militant Osama bin Laden, who lives in Afghanistan, could be behind them.
Mr. Zaeef says it was a well-organized and sophisticated plan. He says Osama bin Laden does not have access to the tools and communication facilities, which are needed for attacks of this scale.
Mr. bin Laden is wanted in the United States for masterminding the August 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in East Africa that killed more than 200 people. Washington retaliated with missile strikes a few days later in a bid to target alleged 'terrorist' training camps in Afghanistan, which it said were linked to the Saudi millionaire.
Pakistan has also condemned the attacks. The country's President Pervez Musharraf, in a statement to President Bush says the world must unite to fight terrorism in all its forms. "We share the grief of the American people in their grave national tragedy," General Musharraf said. "We strongly condemn this most brutal and horrible acts of terror and violence. This world must unite to fight against terrorism and root out this modern-day evil."
Two hijacked American planes crashed into the giant towers of the World Trade Center in New York on Tuesday morning, destroying them, and a third U.S. plane struck the Pentagon this morning outside Washington.
There have been a few developments since then.
CNN reporting Danny Pearl is Dead
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