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Madrassa was Zawahiri's training camp'

PTI / Nov 1, 2006, 23:15 IST
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A religious school destroyed in an army air raid in Bajaur tribal agency was frequented by Al Qaida number two Ayman al-Zawahiri.
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ISLAMABAD: A religious school destroyed in an army air raid in Bajaur tribal agency was frequented by Al Qaida number two Ayman al-Zawahiri who used it to train suicide bombers, Pakistani officials have said.
The facility, known as Maulvi Liaquat's madrassa, was used for imparting training to new recruits with second and third-tier leadership of Al Qaida, by al-Zawahiri and his associates Abu Obaida al-Misri and Abu Farrah Libbi, top security officials told a briefing yesterday.

They displayed to media stills and videos of the early morning training sessions at the destroyed seminary with participants from Swat, Dir, Bajaur and even Afghanistan. The photos taken through infrared camera showed people aged between 20 to 30 carrying out exercises with no weapons.
"No weapon or arms were shown as being used for training, as tactics of terrorists have been changed and they prepare suicide bombers", a Pakistani official as saying.
The facility was frequently visited by al-Zawahiri, Libbi, al-Misri and others to prepare a new lot of foot soldiers as Al Qaida is reportedly running short of them.
Some leaders of the areahad already announced they have groomed around 20 suicide bombers even though they were involved in efforts to strike a peace deal with the government to show "their other face", the official said.
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