Zarqawi's Successor In Egyptian Jail, Not Iraq
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Courtesy Of: Al-Jazeera.net + Agencies
Via: InformationClearingHouse.info
07/06/06

Al-Jazeera--Egyptian newspaper Al-Masri Al-Yawm has quoted Mamduh Ismail as saying he met Al-Muhajir, also known as Sharif Hazaa, or Abu Ayub Al-Masri, in Tura Prison in Cairo, where he has been held for seven years.

"Sharif Hazaa [Al-Muhajir] is in Tura Prison, and I met him two days ago while visiting some of my clients," Ismail a lawyer known for defending Islamist groups, told the newspaper.

Al-Muhajir is on the "Most Wanted" list issued by the Iraqi government last week.

The US military in Iraq has put $5 million price on his head.

The US Army Media Centre in Iraq said:

"We cannot comment on the news that...Al Masri is in an Egyptian prison and not in Iraq, we have to clarify that from the Egyptian government."

The US military had announced after the death of Al Zarqawi that Al-Masri had been appointed the leader of Al-Qaeda's organisation in Iraq.

The military said Al-Masri was born and brought up in Egypt. He then went to Afghanistan, where he trained in bomb-making before going to Iraq in 2002.

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