Pakistan Arrests al-Qaida Member
Alleged al-Qaida Member Arrested in Pakistan; Militants Complain of 'Betrayal' by Musharraf
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20020529_1255.html
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan May 29 — Local police aided by FBI agents nabbed a man Wednesday believed to be an important member of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network, the latest in a government crackdown on Islamic militants that has raised the ire of several Pakistan-based extremist groups.
Abu Abdullah, 35, an Algerian who was in charge of Islamic schools in eastern Afghanistan during the Taliban's tenure, was taken into custody along with another Algerian during a raid in the northwestern city of Peshawar, police said.
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Abdullah, the al-Qaida fighter arrested Wednesday in Peshawar, fled to Pakistan when the U.S.-led coalition began airstrikes in Afghanistan, officials said. An unidentified al-Qaida fighter also was arrested at Abdullah's house.
It was the second raid in as many days in Peshawar. On Tuesday, nine Arab men were taken into custody on suspicion of al-Qaida links. On March 28, police and FBI agents arrested bin Laden's top lieutenant, Abu Zubaydah, in the southern city of Faisalabad. Zubaydah is in U.S. custody at an undisclosed location.
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ABDULLAH AHMED ABDULLAH - Most Wanted Terrorists
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