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Sky News now has basically this same article on the 20 killed. It also mentions the 230 captured occurred over the past two months.

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Encouraging, if true, but don't go updating those scorecards just yet. :-)

http://www.scotlandonsunday.com/international.cfm?id=1180242003

Iran ready for al-Qaeda Deal

Excerpt: According to European diplomats involved in talks with the Iranians about the country’s development of nuclear technology, its government sees the dozen senior members of al-Qaeda and 50 fighters living there as a way to win concessions from the US. Iran wants the Americans to accept it can build nuclear power stations and for the US to clamp down on a rebel movement, Mujahideen-e-Khalq, which is seeking to overthrow the Islamic republic.

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JONATHAN HARLEY: Authorities were keeping the matter secret until French media reports of his arrest forced their hand, then police raided six homes in Sydney's south-west yesterday. Items were seized though no-one was arrested, but there are claims a terrorist attack has been prevented.

BOB CARR, NSW PREMIER: It's likely that they are breaking up now some cell that has existed in Sydney that provided some linkage, some association for a person of this character.

JONATHAN HARLEY: It's being reported in Paris that French authorities believe Willie Brigitte was asked to shelter an explosives expert in Australia... [end excerpt]

Where is this explosives expert now.....did the Aussies get him?