Top al-Qaida member held in Pakistan

Three al-Qaida members including a top operative believed to have been tasked by Osama bin Laden with targeting American economic interests around the world have been held in Pakistan.

Younis al-Mauritani’s arrest five days before the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks was seen as a blow to al-Qaida’s central leadership in Pakistan, further degrading its ability to mount terrorist attacks abroad.