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  • Suspect in Iraq Shrine Bombing Captured

    06/28/2006 4:12:09 AM PDT · by Cap Huff · 48 replies · 1,175+ views
    Associated Press ^ | June 28, 2006 | KIM GAMEL
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi forces have captured a key al-Qaida suspect wanted in the bombing of a Shiite shrine that brought the country to the brink of civil war, the country's national security adviser said Wednesday. The official identified the arrested man as Yousri Fakher Mohammed Ali, a Tunisian also known as Abu Qudama. The national security chief said Abu Qudama was seriously wounded in a clash with security forces north of Baghdad few days ago. Fifteen other foreign fighters were killed in the confrontation, he said. Mouwafak al-Rubaie said the ringleader in the operation, an Iraqi he identified...