Report: 400 Al-Qaeda Members in Iran

(AFP/Turkish Press) "More than 384 members of al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations are present in Iran, including 18 senior leaders of Osama bin Laden's network," the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat reported Thursday, citing a senior source in the Iranian presidency. The Saudi-owned newspaper said the terrorist leaders were living under tight protection near Chalous, 100 km north of Tehran, or in Lavizan, in the northwest of the capital.


2004-07-16 00:00:00

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