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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (43428)	11/2/2002 3:22:47 PM
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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (43428)	11/3/2002 1:06:38 PM
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Bin Laden wife held in armed Yemen raid: British press - LONDON, Nov 3: The youngest wife of Osama bin Laden has been arrested after a gun battle at her father's compound in Yemen, a British Sunday paper reported. Amal al-Saddah, bin Laden's fifth and favourite wife, has been placed under house arrest and questioned by Yemeni authorities, The Sunday Times said on its front page. Arab diplomats told the paper that shooting broke out at the family home in Ibb, south of Sana'a, when security forces arrived last month."She (al-Saddah) escaped from her hiding place in southern Afghanistan which he (bin Laden) had made his base, only to find herself closely guarded under house arrest in her father's compound," the paper said. Her father and brother have also been taken into custody, partly because of US pressure to obtain information about the fugitive al-Qaeda leader and his international web of terrorism, the paper quoted Yemeni sources as saying. (AFP) (Posted @ 09:40 PST) LONDON, Nov 3: Iranian security forces have detained one of Osama bin Laden's sons among several hundred people suspected of links to the Al-Qaeda terror network, the Financial Times reported. Citing an unidentified Iranian official, the newspaper said on its website, Iran had handed bin Laden's son over to authorities in either Saudi Arabia or Pakistan. The paper, planned to publish the story in its Monday edition, said spokesman Gregory Roth. The newspaper's report could not be independently verified. In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Anne Marks said, "We are aware of the report and are looking into it." Bin Laden has at least 23 children by several wives. One of the oldest, Saad bin Laden, who is about 22, has emerged as an Al-Qaeda leader and one of America's top two dozen targets in the network. Mohammed and Ahmed bin Laden also support their father's efforts, US officials say. The official quoted by the Financial Times did not identify the son he said was detained. He reportedly said the man was captured with a group of people suspected of having links to Al-Qaeda as they fled Afghanistan. (AFP) (Posted @ 15:30 PST)