Senior al-Qaida operative is arrested in Dubai, Pakistani sources say

From Reuters

ISLAMABAD - A senior al-Qaida operative who knew Osama bin Laden has been arrested in Dubai and handed over to Islamabad, Pakistani intelligence sources said on Saturday.

Qari Saifullah Akhtar, a leader of the radical Islamic group Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami, was also linked to assassination attempts on Pakistan's president.
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