Bali bombing suspect captured in Pakistan

Wanted -- Umar Patek (aka) Umar Kecil -- Up to...Image via Wikipedia
AP/Arab News:

A senior Indonesian Al-Qaeda operative wanted in the 2002 Bali bombings has been arrested in Pakistan, a rare high-profile capture that could provide valuable intelligence about the organization and possible future plots.

Umar Patek, a suspected member of the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Jemaah Islamiyah, was arrested earlier this year in Pakistan, foreign intelligence sources said Tuesday.

It is not clear if Pakistan stumbled on Patek or his capture was the result of an intelligence tip. Details about what he was doing in Pakistan also remain murky, raising questions about whether he was there to plan an attack with Al-Qaeda’s top operational leaders as the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 200l looms over the US

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It is unclear where he is being held. My guess is that the US has him at Bagram in Afghanistan or he may have been transferred to Gitmo.
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