BIN LADEN'S #3 MAN IN CUSTODY

From FOX:

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Abu Farraj al-Libbi, believed by U.S. counterterrorism officials to be Usama bin Laden's No. 3 man, is being held in Pakistani custody. Officials hope he can lead them to the elusive Al Qaeda leader.

"This is somebody we watched a lot every single day — he is a very important figure for the Al Qaeda network," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday after congratulating the Pakistani government.

FOX News confirmed that al-Libbi, a Libyan-born terror suspect who was wanted in two attempts to assassinate President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, was arrested earlier this week. A $1 million bounty was put on his capture.

U.S. officials told FOX News that al-Libbi was the most significant Al Qaeda capture since Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was arrested in March 2003, also in Pakistan. Mohammed is being held in U.S. custody at an undisclosed location; he is believed to have masterminded the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

...Al-Libbi's "arrest removes a dangerous enemy who was a direct threat to America and to those who love freedom," Bush said at a talk with Latino small business owners in Washington.

"I applaud Pakistan for their strong cooperation in the War on Terror, and I applaud the government of President Musharraf for acting on solid intelligence to bring this man to justice," Bush said.
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