Interested whether Khalid Sheikh Mohammad is still alive or not, or did he escape the recent shootout? Along with Ramzi Binalshibh, they were the organization behind 9/11 according to recent al-Jazeera broadcast.
Ramzi identified as Pearl's killer
jang.com.pk
KARACHI: An al-Qaeda militant arrested with Ramzi Bin al-Shaiba has been identified as one of the killers of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, a senior police official said Tuesday. The identification was made by a Pakistani held but not charged in the kidnap-slaying of Pearl, the South Asian correspondent for the Journal, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
According to the official, Fazal Karim was taken to an intelligence agency safe house where 10 suspects, including Bin al-Shaiba, were held. Most of them were Yemenis, officials have said. The official refused to identify the alleged Pearl killer by name but said he was not among the five people, including Bin al-Shaiba, who were handed over to US authorities Monday and flown out of the country. If true, Karim's statement would be the first evidence that al-Qaeda may have been involved in Pearl's abduction and killing.
Police officials have said Karim with two others led them to the grave of Daniel Pearl. It was unclear what impact the revelation would have on the government's case against four Pakistani militants who were convicted of Pearl's abduction in July. British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh was sentenced to death by hanging and the others received life sentences. All have appealed.
The government has never charged Karim or the two others nor officially confirmed they are being held. However, police officials said last month that the three men gave them detailed accounts of Pearl's days in captivity. They said a group of Arabs believed to be Yemenis cut Pearl's throat three days after he tried to escape. |
