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February 28, 2004
Tehran Radio: Osama bin Laden Captured; US & Pakistan Deny Report
Ha'aretz:
Osama bin Laden has been captured along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to a report Saturday on Tehran Radio.

In the report quoting "knowledgeable sources," the official Iranian media outlet does not specify when the al-Qaida leader was captured, and the report has yet to be confirmed elsewhere.

It said that Bin Laden was apprehended in a region populated by tribes along the border of the two countries, adding that U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld visit to Pakistan on Thursday was related to capturing the al-Qaida leader.
The United States and Pakistan on Saturday denied the reports.

Posted by Gil Shterzer at February 28, 2004 06:20 AM | TrackBack
Comments

This reports raises a few questions on possible Iranian motives

Posted by: Miss-Information at February 28, 2004 07:38 AM

Iran has been correct before; remember that Iran was first to break the report on capture of Saddam.

Posted by: GaryEdward at February 28, 2004 07:54 AM

"Iran has been correct before; remember that Iran was first to break the report on capture of Saddam."

Not exactly. Iranian news agencies merely repeated the story that Talibani, leader of the PKK, brought out of Iraq, as the capture of Saddam coincided with his planned departure to Tehran on other business..

Posted by: jeffers at February 28, 2004 08:43 AM

"Knowledgeable sources"? Like who, Madeleine Albright?

Posted by: Jonathan at February 28, 2004 12:48 PM

http://www.multimap.com/wi/browse.cgi?X=7750000&Y=3775000&width=700&height=400&client=public&gride=&gridn=&keepicon=false&coordsys=mercator&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&lang=&scale=500000&out.x=8&out.y=7

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/afghanistan/images/afghan-map-04.jpg

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/afghanistan/images/afghanmap_large-3d.jpg

Posted by: jeffers at February 28, 2004 01:32 PM

The Pakistan military is basing their operation at Wana, center of map at the first link.

Posted by: jeffers at February 28, 2004 01:35 PM

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