Omar al-Farouq detained
Counterterrorism Detention| Event Details | |||
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 | Primary Organization | Al-Qaeda | |
| Capturing Agency | Indonesian authorities | ||
| Location of Capture | Jakarta, Indonesia1 | |
| Time of Capture | June 5, 2002 | |
| Captured | Omar al-Farouq | |
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| Reliable | He was captured on immigration charges and turned over to U.S. authorities. He was sent to Bagram, Afghanistan, from which he escaped in 2005. | |
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| 1Tavernise, Sabrina. "British troops in Iraq kill al Qaeda operative." The New York Times: Sept. 26, 2006. | |||
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