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September 26, 2004
Top al-Qaeda Suspect Killed in Raid
Paramilitary police killed a suspected top al-Qaida operative, wanted for alleged involvement in the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, during a four-hour shootout Sunday at a southern Pakistan house, the information minister said. At least two other men were arrested.

Amjad Hussain Farooqi was wanted for his alleged role in the kidnapping and beheading of Pearl in 2002 and two assassination attempts against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in December 2003.

``I as chief spokesman for the government of Pakistan confirm that our forces have killed Amjad Hussain Farooqi,'' Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed told The Associated Press by phone from Amsterdam, where he has gone on an official trip with Musharraf.

Ahmed said ``two or three other people were also arrested during a big gunfight.'' He declined to identify them but said they were still being questioned by authorities and were ``very important.''

``This is the work of our security agencies, and they have done a great job,'' Ahmed said.

Farooqi was on Pakistan's most wanted list.

Posted by Michele at September 26, 2004 08:33 PM | TrackBack
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