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Subject: bin Laden under arrest?
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 20:29:00 -0700
Thursday 13 September 9:14 AM
http://au.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/20010913/aapworld/1000336445-1141825578.html
Bin Laden under house arrest: report
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia had placed alleged terrorist
mastermind Osama bin Laden under house arrest in the wake of the
suicide attacks on the United States, an Arabic online newspaper
reported.
Quoting "fundamentalist Arab sources", Ilaf said the "Taliban have
arrested Osama bin Laden before placing him under surveillance with
several of his assistants," including the head of the Egyptian branch
of Al-Jihad Ayman Al-Zawahri and bin Laden's military commander,
Muhammad Atef Al-Makni.
"A number of Afghan fighters are under house arrest along with bin
Laden," said the report late Wednesday.
But a diplomat at the Taliban's embassy in Abu Dhabi said he could
not confirm the report.
"All we know is that he (bin Laden) is somewhere in Afghanistan, but
we are not aware if he is under house arrest," the diplomat said.
Bin Laden and commander Atef have been indicted for the 1998 bombings
of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
Bin Laden has emerged as the prime suspects in yesterday's kamikaze
hijacked passenger jet strikes on New York and Washington.
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