Pakistanis May Be Near al-Qaida's No. 2

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani troops believe they have surrounded al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri in an operation near the Afghan border, three senior Pakistani officials said Thursday.

The officials told The Associated Press that intelligence indicated the Egyptian-born al-Zawahri, Osama bin Laden (news - web sites)'s top deputy, has been cornered in an operation that began Tuesday in South Waziristan involving hundreds of troops and paramilitary rangers.

"We have been receiving intelligence and information from our agents who are working in the tribal areas that al-Zawahri could be among the people hiding there," a military official said. "All of our efforts are to capture him."

An intelligence official and senior politician in President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's government both confirmed the account. All spoke on condition of anonymity.

Source: Yahoo News

It's just a matter of time until they all are caught.