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SLUG: 2-303478 Pentagon / Terror (S-O)
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DATE=5/21/03 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT TITLE=PENTAGON / TERROR (S-ONLY) NUMBER=2-303478 BYLINE=ALEX BELIDA DATELINE=PENTAGON CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has voiced fresh charges about the presence and activities of al-Qaida terrorists in Iran. We get the latest from V-O-A Correspondent Alex Belida at the Pentagon. TEXT: One day after insisting there are al-Qaida operatives hiding in Iran, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld elaborated by identifying some of them as "senior" members of the terrorist group. In a brief exchange with reporters at the Pentagon with Bahrain's visiting Crown Prince, Mr. Rumsfeld also said these al-Qaida leaders have been busy. ///RUMSFELD ACTUALITY/// There's no question but that there have been and are today senior al-Qaida leaders in Iran and they're busy. ///END ACTUALITY/// He offered no details. But on Monday, Mr. Rumsfeld hinted these al-Qaida operatives may have played a critical role in directing last week's suicide bombings in Saudi Arabia. Iran has rejected Mr. Rumsfeld's accusations as unfounded. (Signed) NEB/BEL/RH/FC |
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