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Tape shows Saudi man's Al Qaida link

The tape also confirmed the deaths of three leaders killed in December and January during Yemeni air raids

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Dubai:  A fugitive Saudi Arabian man, who was once detained at the US military prison at Guantanamo, was named as a senior member of Al Qaida's Yemen wing, according to a tape by the group shown on Al Arabiya television yesterday.

The tape also confirmed the deaths of three leaders killed in December and January during Yemeni air raids, the pan Arab broadcaster said.

Among those killed were Abdullah Al Muhdar, the leader of Al Qaida in Yemen, Mohammad Amir Al Awlaki, and Mohammad Saleh Al Kazimi.

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