Senior Al-Qaeda leader held in Cairo

Senior Al-Qaeda leader held in Cairo
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Summary A senior Al-Qaeda leader has been arrested at Cairo air port.

Senior Al-Qaeda operative Seif al-Adel, who was reported to have briefly taken over the militant networks leadership after Osama Bin Ladens death, was arrested in Cairo airport on Wednesday, security officials said.The officials did not say why the Egyptian militant, who is on the FBIs most wanted list with up to $5 million dollar reward for his capture, flew to Cairo airport.An airport official said he arrived on an Emirates Airline flight from Pakistan with a stopover in Dubai.

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