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Al-Qaida Suspect Captured, Linked to 2005 London Bombings

January 22 2009

Pakistan

Pakistani authorities have arrested a Saudi Arabian Al-Qaida suspect accused of involvement in bombing the London subway system in 2005, the International Herald Tribune reports.

Zabi al-Taifi was arrested along with six other men in Khyber Agency near the border with Afghanistan, said security officials.

The seven men were planning attacks against NATO convoys on the Khyber Pass, according to a security official.

Blasts in the London transit system killed 52 and wounded...

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