Al Qaeda suspects 'killed in raid'
(CNN) -- Afghan and coalition forces killed three suspected al Qaeda members and detained three associates during a raid in eastern Khowst province Friday, a statement from the Coalition Press Information Center said. The operation took place near the village of Ya'Qubi and included a firefight. "The purpose of this operation was to capture an al Qaeda facilitator considered a significant threat to Afghan and Coalition forces," the statement said. "Credible intelligence linked the targeted terrorist to remote-controlled improvised explosive device and vehicle-borne improvise explosive device attacks in Khowst Province." The forces recovered and destroyed a weapons cache that included armor-piercing ammunition and grenades, according to the coalition release. No Afghan or Coalition forces were injured during the operation.
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