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Global War on Terror
August 16, 2003
Malay JI link led to Hambali Capture

From the Malay Mail, via The Australian :

A suspected member of the Jemaah Islamiah terror network captured a few weeks ago in Thailand provided vital information which led to the arrest of alleged terrorist mastermind Hambali, a news report said today.

The United States' CIA and Thai police closed in on Hambali after obtaining information from Malaysian Zubair Mohamad, an alleged Jemaah Islamiah operative suspected of funding the terrorist group's cell in Cambodia, The Malay Mail reported.

Quoting unidentified sources, the daily said Zubair knew the whereabouts of Hambali and had "revealed all" shortly after he was arrested by US and Thai authorities about a month ago. Malaysian officials were not immediately available for comment.

Posted by Alan Brain at August 16, 2003 07:51 AM | TrackBack
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