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BAGHDAD, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Iraqi terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was in police custody at one point, but was released as no one recognized him, The Sun reported Tuesday.
The newspaper said the blunder was revealed by one of Zarqawi's would-be bombers arrested in Baghdad.
The unidentified man said Zarqawi had been arrested in Fallujah, but lied about his identity and was released.
The Jordanian-born terrorist claimed responsibility for the waves of suicide car bombings that shook the country in the run-up to last Sunday's elections. He is aligned with the al-Qaida terror group and has a U.S. bounty of $25 million on his head, the same as al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh told reporters Friday three of Zarqawi's senior associates were arrested in January and hinted at progress on finding the leader.
"We are getting close to finishing off al-Zarqawi and we will get rid of him," Saleh said.
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