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Islamabad, March 15
Pakistani authorities arrested a leading Al Qaida member, Moroccan national Yasir al-Jaziri, in Lahore on Saturday, the state APP news agency reported.

The arrest followed two weeks after the capture of another senior Al Qaida figure, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, in Rawalpindi.

Mohammed was a suspected mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the USA and authorities have said his arrest brought useful leads in their efforts to track down Al Qaida members in Pakistan.

APP quoted a spokesman for Pakistan's Interior Ministry as saying al-Jaziri was in the custody of Pakistan's law enforcement agencies. Reuters