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September 6, 2011, 5:27 am
•Arrest 'a good catch'
An al-Qaeda leader believed to have been planning attacks on Australia, the US and Europe has been arrested in Pakistan
A senior al-Qaeda leader believed to have been responsible for planning attacks on Australia, the US and Europe has been arrested in Pakistan.
Younis al-Mauritani was picked up in the suburbs of the southwestern city of Quetta along with two other high-ranking operatives after US and Pakistani spy agencies joined forces, signalling a possible thaw in relations.
The arrests are another blow to the global terror network, four months after al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan by covert US forces, leading to a souring of ties between allies Islamabad and Washington.
"In an intelligence-driven operation by Inter-Services Intelligence in coordination with Frontier Corps Baluchistan, a senior al-Qaeda leader, Younis al-Mauritani, mainly responsible for planning and conduct of international operations, was nabbed," a Pakistani army statement said.
It named the two other senior operatives as Abdul Ghaffar al-Shami and Messara al-Shami.
The army hailed co-operation between the CIA and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency in the arrest of the trio, news of which comes just days before the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
"This operation was planned and conducted with technical assistance of United States Intelligence Agencies, with whom Inter-Services Intelligence has a strong, historic intelligence relationship," the military said.
It did not say when the arrests took place.
But two Pakistani security officials in Quetta, in Baluchistan province, told AFP the three men were arrested early last week in a late-night operation in Satellite town, an upmarket city suburb, along with two Pakistanis.
According to Pakistan's army, Mauritani was instructed by bin Laden to focus on economic targets in Australia, the US and Europe.
A grainy black-and-white photograph released by the army shows the al-Qaeda operative with short dark hair, a slim face and neatly trimmed moustache and beard.
"He was planning to target United States economic interests including gas/oil pipelines, power generating dams and strike ships/oil tankers through explosive-laden speed boats in international waters," the army said.
A White House spokesman also praised the operation, calling it an example of partnership between the two countries "which has taken many terrorists off the battlefield over the past decade".
"We applaud the actions of Pakistan's intelligence and security services that led to the capture of a senior al-Qaeda operative who was involved in planning attacks against the interests of the United States and many other countries," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said in Washington.
Mauritani does not feature on either the US FBI list of most wanted terrorists or the US Treasury Department's own list of global terrorists.
But Western intelligence officials from two separate countries confirmed Mauritani was part of al-Qaeda's top team and linked to threats against Europe.
"If it's confirmed, it's a good catch," said one Western intelligence source.
It comes one week after US officials claimed to have killed the al-Qaeda second-in-command near the Afghan border in Pakistan.
But Pakistani security officials have expressed doubt over the report that Atiyah abd al-Rahman had been killed in the northwest tribal area of Waziristan - an area that Washington has called the global headquarters of al-Qaeda.
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8 COMMENTS
Dale
02:42am Tuesday 06th September 2011 EST
How long will it be before he "escapes", It seems the guards are unaware of the dual lane tunnels from the prison to the "burbs, then it"s" Where is Stan" [ Waziristan ]
john
50 minutes ago
Do the Bin Laden Trick on him Then Thats That All Gone.
Darren
31 minutes ago
@#$% propaganda. Al Qaeda is backed by America and the "rebels" who took Libya on NATO's behalf are the same Al-Qaeda they were supposedly fighting in Iraq. The only REAL terrorism we face is that from the Govt and banks. Go check the facts instead of the garbage you read in the mainstream media, who are only controlling your opinions and thoughts via lies and fake information. You're being conned.
bernie
17 minutes ago
wonder how this bloke could "plan" attacks in Australia from all the way over there? wouldn't be because he has PLENTY of like minded friends & relatives already here? Good on the greens & doo-gooders for flooding the place with "unknown illegals"! Pipe bomb's in a suburb near you soon eh?
Peter
12 minutes ago
You are right Darren, people should check for themselves. We are being conned by politicians and media.
CC
12 minutes ago
This is not America,we do not want no con war nor con terror attack.We are skeptical people and well informed.We have the best police and security agencies, any terror attack will be stopped and rooted out.We do not believe all we read but we know how to read between the lines.
Peter
6 minutes ago
Bernie,better check under your bed, maybe there is a terrorist hiding. We must be afraid, very afraid. They are coming!! The media is doing a good job, as I can see.
PN
1 minute ago
The most dangerous Aussie terrorists are dangerous dog owners, binge drinkers, the tobacco industry, the packers and other gaming barons. If we were to spend as much energy and money controlling this sort of terrorism how many Aussie lives would we save?
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