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sarettah · 08-14-2003

from: http://abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/World/a...814_arrest.html

Major Al Qaeda Arrest
CIA Nabs Alleged Mastermind of Southeast Asia Operations
By Brian Ross

Aug. 14— The CIA has captured a major al Qaeda leader who is believed to have planned bombings in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia, ABCNEWS has learned.

A top al Qaeda member and a leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, Riduan Isamuddin — also known as Hambali — was arrested as part of a CIA undercover operation in the last 24 hours. The operation was cooperation with an unnamed Southeast Asian country that wants its participation kept secret, officials told ABCNEWS.

The CIA called the arrest the "most significant capture since that of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed," who was captured in March 2003, and believed to command al Qaeda's global terror network and have masterminded the 9/11 attacks. In the past, the CIA has called the Indonesia-born Hambali the "Osama bin Laden" of Southeast Asia.

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sarettah Stay Out Of The Box Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lost in the ozone Posts: 10,318	from: http://abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/World/a...814_arrest.html Major Al Qaeda Arrest CIA Nabs Alleged Mastermind of Southeast Asia Operations By Brian Ross Aug. 14— The CIA has captured a major al Qaeda leader who is believed to have planned bombings in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia, ABCNEWS has learned. A top al Qaeda member and a leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, Riduan Isamuddin — also known as Hambali — was arrested as part of a CIA undercover operation in the last 24 hours. The operation was cooperation with an unnamed Southeast Asian country that wants its participation kept secret, officials told ABCNEWS. The CIA called the arrest the "most significant capture since that of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed," who was captured in March 2003, and believed to command al Qaeda's global terror network and have masterminded the 9/11 attacks. In the past, the CIA has called the Indonesia-born Hambali the "Osama bin Laden" of Southeast Asia. __________________ Free Adult Webcams