Al-Qaida suspects handed over to US and flown out of Pakistan
A Pakistani official said that alleged September 11 planner Ramzi Binalshibh was among the suspects. It was not revealed where the suspects were being taken.
The five were arrested in raids last week in this teeming port city, marking a major success in the US-led war against terrorism. Binalshibh, 30, is believed by the FBI to have intended to be the 20th hijacker in the September 11 attacks, but he was unable to enter the US. Instead, he provided logistical help to the operation and funnelled money to his former roommate, Mohammed Atta, believed to have been the leader of the suicide hijackers.
