Pakistani officials say a key al-Qaeda suspect caught near the border with Afghanistan this week is likely to have crucial information about the network. Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat told reporters that Adil al-Jazeeri – an Algerian national living in Peshawar, in the North-West Frontier Province – would be privy to many details about al-Qaeda operations. Mr al-Jazeeri, who is being questioned by police, was detained in the Hayatabad district of the city after the interrogation of a Tunisian, Abu Naseem, who was arrested earlier. The arrests were part of a continuing hunt for suspected al-Qaeda activists believed to be hiding in Pakistan. The two were among five men – believed to be Arabs and Afghans – detained for suspected al-Qaeda links. Full Story
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