PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- A suspected al-Qaida operative was killed in a police shootout in an upscale residential area near Peshawar, Pakistan, it was reported Saturday.
The Dawn newspaper in Pakistan said another suspected operative escaped. The incident occurred Thursday but was reported Saturday.
The Dawn report said operation "Evening Star" began when police, backed up by armored personnel carriers, raided a small house in the tribal area after receiving information from Pakistan's intelligence service.
The man killed in the shootout was identified as Abdur Rehman, a Libyan national in mid-thirties, who had married a 13-year-old Pakistani girl three months ago, the report said. The girl, who was injured in the shootout, later surrendered to police and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The other man escaped and crossed into the tribal area. He was identified only as Suleman, an Egyptian national, who is wanted by the FBI and for whom a $100,000 reward is offered, the report said.
