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This is an archive article published on May 28, 2008

Buy a matchbox in Pak and help catch Osama

Matchboxes featuring Osama bin Laden's photo and offering a reward of 5 mn for information are being circulated in Pakistan.

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Matchboxes featuring Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden8217;s photograph and offering a reward of USD five million for information leading to the capture of the world8217;s most wanted terrorist are being circulated in Pakistan8217;s tribal North West Frontier Province.

8220;Contact the nearest US embassy or consulate if you have any information about Osama bin Laden,8221; reads the text in Urdu on one side of the matchboxes that are being circulated in places like provincial capital Peshwar.

Postal and email addresses for sending information on the Al Qaida chief are printed on the matchboxes. A leaflet within the matchboxes containing 30 matchsticks says bin Laden is wanted by the US government on charges of killing 220 innocent citizens in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7, 1998.

The US government will pay up to five million dollars for information that helps prove the charges levelled against bin Laden or leads to his arrest in any country, the leaflet states.

It adds that the informer8217;s name will be kept secret and offers 8216;possible8217; relocation to another place, The Daily Times reported on Wednesday.

Previously, leaflets were distributed in Pakistan8217;s tribal areas and T-shirts featuring bin Laden8217;s photo were distributed in Peshawar to encourage people to provide information about the Al Qaida chief.

 

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