AP: Sons of Osama bin Laden Arrested in S.E. Afghanistan???

FOXNEWS

[JohnHuang2]

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Two sons of Osama bin Laden were arrested in southeastern Afghanistan in a joint operation involving U.S. forces, Pakistan's provincial home minister Sanaullah Zehri said. "They were arrested from Rabat area in Afghanistan," he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. He did not identify the sons, but said that seven other Al Qaida men were killed in the operation. Zehri refused to identify which forces were involved in the operation. "They were allied forces," he said refusing to identify the nationalities of the forces involved in the operation. Rabat is at the extreme tip of southwestern Afghanistan where the Afghan, Pakistan and Iran borders meet.

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Two sons of Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) were arrested in southeastern Afghanistan (news - web sites) in a joint operation involving U.S. forces, Pakistan's provincial home minister Sanaullah Zehri said.

"They were arrested from Rabat area in Afghanistan," he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. He did not identify the sons, but said that seven other Al Qaida men were killed in the operation.

Zehri refused to identify which forces were involved in the operation.

"They were allied forces," he said refusing to identify the nationalities of the forces involved in the operation. Rabat is at the extreme tip of southwestern Afghanistan where the Afghan, Pakistan and Iran borders meet.

Arrested were Saad and Hamza bin Laden, two of what are believed to be 14 to 18 sons of Osama bin Laden, the leader of the al-Qaida terrorist organization. Saad is believed closely tied to the operations of al-Qaida.

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Two sons of Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) were arrested in southeastern Afghanistan (news - web sites) in a joint operation involving Pakistani and U.S. forces, Pakistan's provincial home minister Sanaullah Zehri said.

"They were arrested from Rabat area in Afghanistan," he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. He did not identify the sons, but said that seven other al-Qaida men were killed in the operation.

Arrested were Saad and Hamza bin Laden, two of what are believed to be 14 to 18 sons of Osama bin Laden, the leader of the al-Qaida terrorist organization. Saad is believed closely tied to the operations of al-Qaida.

In Washington, U.S. counterterrorism officials strongly disputed reports saying bin Laden's sons were captured. They said they had no information that would suggest any of the sons had been detained.

Zehri refused to say which military units were involved.

"They were allied forces," he said, operating near Rabat in the extreme southwestern tip of Afghanistan where it borders Pakistan and Iran.

Some sources claim Bin Laden has at least 23 children by several wives. Saad is one the oldest, in his early 20s and has emerged as an al-Qaida leader and one of America's top two dozen targets in the network. Mohammed and Ahmed bin Laden also support their father's efforts, U.S. officials say.

[Poohbah]

Anything else?

DENTAL DRILL!

"Is it safe?"

[Trust but Verify]

Thanks. I'm at work and can't spend a lot of time here. Please ping me if/when confirmation comes!

[hchutch]

The IV stuff was going to be used first. The rest are for paybacks. :)

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Got some news here :

Search Narrows - U.S., Pakistani Officials Center Hunt for Bin Laden on Caravan

[Angelus Errare]

http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030307.wsons0307/BNStory/Front

Islamabad — A junior Pakistani government minister said Friday that two elder sons of Osama bin Laden had been captured in a bloody operation in Afghanistan. The White House immediately cast doubt on the report, though CNBC later cited government sources allegedly confirming that a single son had been captured.

Both reports were disputed by the Pakistani Interior Minister. And Reuters has quoted Abdul Karim Barawi, governor of the Afghan province in question, saying that U.S. troops are present in his area but that "they have not started any operation."

Baluchistan home minister Sanaullah Zehri made his claim on a privately owned television station and repeated it in a telephone interview.

"They were arrested from Rabat area in Afghanistan," Mr. Zehri said. he did not identify exacly who had been nabbed, but said that seven other al-Qaeda suspects had been killed in the operation.

U.S. counterterrorism officials initially said that that they had no information that would suggest that any of the sons had been detained. There was no immediate substantiation of the CNCB report.

Mr. bin Laden's eldest son, Saad, has been tipped as a possible successor at the head of al-Qaeda and is on the FBI's most-wanted list.

[The Wizard]

Monsoor Ijaz is saying that a raid took place in Baluchistan during the course of the raid, which included heavy gunfire they captured two people they "believe" are the two sons of Bin Laden...the government is saying that they can't confirm that it was the "sons"........(and not the father?)

[NautiNurse]

Anything else?

All things related to pigs

[NautiNurse]

IV morphine to go with the IV Versed

Morphine is too kind--they would not feel enough pain.

[InterceptPoint]

Monsoor Ijaz is saying that a raid took place in Baluchistan...

If I heard Monsoor correctly, he stated that it was the Governor (or equivalent) of Baluchistan being interviewed on BBC that had beed listening into for twenty minutes. Monsoor commented that if anyone would know what is going on in his province that he would be the guy. Also commented that the people were Arabs. Ijaz seems pretty certain that the story that 7 died and 2 important bad guys survived is true. The question is who are they.

This interview was in Irdu and I have no idea how fast (or whether) this will get translated by the BBC. Fox has a goldmine with this guy.

[duckman]

Pls add Pooper scooper.

[packrat01]

OK, time to check out my torture implements:

ain't you the Law and Order type? Due process and all? Cops can do no wrong?

torture implements:?

maybe this one time...

[Poohbah]

Notice what I use...

A CD player playing the Barry Manilow Greatest Hits CD is not yet (despite the best efforts of the ACLU) considered torture.

"Here at the CO-pa...CO-pa-ca-BAN-a..."

[hchutch]

Yeah, but what about those of us who need to... vent?

[packrat01]

cruel and unusual, is still cruel and unusual. best way to get away with it is to start treating all prisoners everywhere to the CO-pa...CO-pa-ca-BAN-a...

you've got a Sadistic streak a mile wide...