Suspected bin Laden aide handed to US

A suspected long-time aide to Osama bin Laden has been handed over to American authorities and flown out of Pakistan.

Adil Al-Jazeeri was blindfolded with his hands tied behind his back while he was taken to an American plane in Peshawar last night, an intelligence official said.

The official said he believed the al-Qaida suspect was flown to Bagram, an American forces base in neighbouring Afghanistan.

Pakistan officials believe Algerian Al-Jazeeri, arrested in Pakistan last month, is a ranking member of bin Laden’s al-Qaida terror network.

“He was interrogated here. He is among the important people of al-Qaida. Useful information can be obtained from him during further investigation,” the official said.