American officials say that several Qaeda suspects are still inside the country.

His name was similar to a Qaeda suspect on an international watch list of possible terrorist operatives, they said.

It is not known how many other Qaeda suspects have been interrogated here, or if any are still here.

In all, some 1,600 Qaeda suspects have been arrested in over 30 countries, although only a small percentage of these are still in custody.

It demanded the release of detained Qaeda suspects and hinted that if its demands were not met, the group might strike the emirates.

Pakistani troops returned fire, witnesses said, and when the firing was over the four Qaeda suspects were dead.

The Pakistani military is pouring troops and police officers into the tribal areas, where hundreds of Qaeda suspects are believed to be hiding.

They had a tip that a leading Qaeda suspect was there.

Some 3,400 Qaeda suspects have been arrested in the United States and overseas, from Yemen to Indonesia.

By late that year or early the next, it had connected Mr. Midhar with a Qaeda suspect in that attack.