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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (46885)	9/3/2004 4:25:52 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) of 50167

A suspected al-Qaeda operative who was captured along with another man during raids in this provincial metropolis is an "explosives expert" who had arrived here from Iran, a security official said on Thursday. The suspects, an Egyptian named Sharif al-Misri and another man of Middle Eastern origin identified as Abdul Hakeem, were caught on Sunday when intelligence agents acting on a tip raided a home in Quetta. A security official who is familiar with the investigations of the two suspects told AP on Thursday that al-Misri had arrived in Pakistan from Iran, where his wife and children have been living since the US-led coalition ousted the government of the Taliban from Afghanistan in late 2001. "He (al-Misri) is an explosives expert. He has told us that his wife and children live in Iran," said the official, who spoke only on condition of anonymity. He said al-Misri admitted training militants in Afghanistan but insists he has done nothing against Pakistan. "So far, it is not clear why he came here," said the official. "We suspect, he was on some mission, but we don’t have any details."

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