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http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=74527

Al-Qaeda suspect arrested from Peshawar

Thursday August 19, 2004 (1409 PST)

PESHAWAR: Law enforcing agencies in Peshawar, Thursday arrested a suspected al-qaeda operative after an encounter, whereas one of his accomplice made his escape good from the scene.

According to reports, the Crime and Investigation Department (CID), Peshawar had a prior tip off about the presence of few al-qaeda operatives in one of the residential areas, bordering tribal areas.

In this connection, a raiding party was constituted which cordoned off the main entrance to the area. In the meanwhile, a Charade, which carried two passengers was signaled to stop.

The inmates, instead of stopping the car, tried to escape. The law-enforcers chased the car. The accused hurled a grenade over the law enforcers, which resulted in cross fire between the two.

As a result, the accused stopped the car in phase II of Hayatabad residential area and escaped from the scene. They were chased and the agents succeeded to arrest one of the two from a religious seminary in Hayatabad in injured condition.

He was identified as Fozi, an arab national, head of the law enforcing agency said. He said that they are expecting some vital information from the injured accused.


818 posted on 08/19/2004 12:55:53 PM PDT by AdmSmith
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To: AdmSmith

This is an older story. They also caught the one who got away. Turned out to supposedly be a U/I Iraqi.


819 posted on 08/19/2004 4:20:34 PM PDT by Coop (In memory of a true hero - Pat Tillman)
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