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December 30, 2003
ISLAMIST SOURCES IN LONDON SAY EGYPTIAN ISLAMIST LEADER ABDALLAH MUHAMMAD RAJAB ABD AL-RAHMAN, AKA AHMAD HASSAN ABU AL-KHIR, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF AL-QA'IDA FINANCES AND THE RIGHT HAND MAN OF AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI, HAS BEEN ARRESTED. ABU AL-KHIR WAS PREVIOUSLY SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA IN EGYPT. (AL-SHARQ AL-AWSAT, LONDON, 12/29/03)

http://www.memri.org/ticker.html

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Until this is confirmed by another news source I am skeptical...

I am also worried that it is probably code. I would imagine an attack is going to happen to US or UK interests in Egypt sometime soon. (slowly removes the aluminum beanie from his head)

[kattracks]

Thank you. I couldn't find anything on this on the regular MEMRI site.

[Defiant]

It makes sense that this kind of thing would be announced in the Islamist press. If they did lose a guy, they would want their people to know about it so they could react accordingly--flee, destroy documents, etc.