Shot militant 'was senior al-Qaida operative'

A suspect killed in a shootout with Pakistani agents this week was a senior al-Qaida operative from Syria behind militant attacks in Pakistan’s tribal regions and against US forces in eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan’s interior minister said today.

Sat, 22 Apr, 2006 - 13:34

A suspect killed in a shootout with Pakistani agents this week was a senior al-Qaida operative from Syria behind militant attacks in Pakistan’s tribal regions and against US forces in eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan’s interior minister said today.

Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao identified the suspect as Marwan Hadid al-Suri, 38.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: SyriaPlace: PakistanPlace: eastern AfghanistanPlace: KharPlace: BajurPlace: NorthPlace: South WaziristanPlace: IraqPerson: Interior ministerPerson: Aftab Khan SherpaoPerson: al-SuriPerson: SherpaoPerson: Abu Musab al-ZarqawiPerson: Osama bin LadenPerson: Ayman al-ZawahriPerson: al-ZarqawiOrganisation: al-QaidaOrganisation: US
<p>The perpetrator was shot and wounded during a confrontation with police.</p>

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