Information About Incident 8697-14862-35681 in Kurram Pakistan

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SFs arrested a Chechen terrorist, identified as Muhammad Yahya, who reportedly claimed to be an Afghan from the Kunduz province.

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The raid was reportedly based on tip-offs from US intelligence agents that 40 to 50 Al Qaeda fugitives from the March 2002-Operation Anaconda offensive in eastern Afghanistan were hiding in two buildings. SFs arrested a Chechen terrorist, identified as Muhammad Yahya, who reportedly claimed to be an Afghan from the Kunduz province. They also seized an 81mm mortar gun, an Al-Qaeda uniform and literature from the hideout. Separately, an unconfirmed report said one of the terrorists blew himself-up with a grenade when he was cornered while another died in custody.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
8697-14862-35681 6/27/2002 Pakistan 10 SF personnel, two Chechen terrorists killed in raid on Al Qaeda hideout in South Waziristan

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