Brother of Al Qaeda’s No. 2 Is Being Held
Egypt acknowledged that it was holding Mohammed Zawahiri, brother of the man considered No. 2 in Al Qaeda. Zawahiri was believed to have been in Egyptian police custody for at least three years, but the government hadn’t acknowledged it.
He was sentenced to death in absentia in 1999 for his role in attacks by the militant group Islamic Jihad. His older brother, Ayman, is believed to be the top aide to Osama bin Laden and allegedly once led the military wing of Egypt’s Jihad group. Ayman Zawahiri also was sentenced to death in absentia in the same 1999 trial.
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