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To: paul_philp who started this subject3/1/2003 4:20:20 PM
From: NickSE  Read Replies (2) of 504
 
Pakistan Says to Send Al Qaeda Suspect to U.S.
Saturday, March 1, 2003; 3:58 PM
washingtonpost.com

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of the September 11 attacks, will be extradited to the United States, Pakistan said after his arrest on Saturday.

"Right now, I can't say whether Mohammed will be moved tomorrow or next week," Information Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad told Reuters. "It could be next week, it could be tomorrow."

A senior U.S. official in Washington described the capture during a raid in Pakistan early on Saturday as "extraordinarily significant" because he was critical to planning future assaults on the United States.

"He's the senior-most al Qaeda guy to be captured yet," the official told Reuters.

"He was critical to not only the planning for the September 11, 2001, attacks but also is central to the planning for future attacks," he said.
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