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Article: SOURCE: USS COLE PLANNER CAUGHT IN UAE

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December 1, 2002
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Source: USS Cole planner caught in UAE

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec 01, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Western diplomatic sources in the Gulf said Sunday that a senior member of the al Qaida terrorist organization allegedly involved in the USS Cole attack had been arrested in the United Arab Emirates.

U.S. authorities recently announced the arrest of Abdul Rahim al-Nashiri without saying where he was grabbed, but identifying him as a Saudi national.

One source, who insisted on anonymity, said al-Nashiri -- also known as Mohammad Omar al-Herazi -- was captured "in cooperation with the UAE authorities and the CIA, based on intelligence information ...

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