Acquire nuclear technology, says al-Qaida escapee

An al-Qaida member who escaped from a US prison in Afghanistan urged his followers in a new video aired today to acquire nuclear technology.

Abu Yahia al-Libi, who broke out of prison in July 2005, appeared in a video broadcast by the pan-Arab Al-Arabiya TV, telling his followers “to get prepared by starting with exercise ... then learn technology until you are capable of nuclear weapons,” he said.