Key suspect arrested in kidnap-murder of Egyptian envoy
14/07/2005 - 14:51:12The US military today announced the capture of a key suspect in the kidnap-murder of Egyptian envoy Ihab al-Sherif and attacks on senior diplomats from Pakistan and Bahrain.
Khamis Farhan Khalaf Abd al-Fahdawi, known as Abu Seba, was arrested following operations in the Ramadi area west of Baghdad, the US military said in a statement.
“Seba served as a senior lieutenant of al Qaida in Iraq, and is suspected in attacks against diplomats of Bahrain, Pakistan and the recent murder of Egyptian envoy, Ihab Salah al Din Ahmad al Sherif,” the US statement said.
“Al-Qaida ordered the attacks against Arab diplomats in an effort to reduce support for the government of Iraq according to a military spokesman.”
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