http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/02/international/02IRAN.html Iran Said to Hold Qaeda's No. 3, but to Resist Giving Him Up
By DOUGLAS JEHL
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 — Iran has taken into custody the third-ranking member of Al Qaeda, Saif al-Adel, United States officials said today, but has rebuffed an initial American effort to have him and other top Qaeda figures handed over to Washington.
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Fills in some important details.