Al Qaida Chief al-Zawahiri's Brother Released from Egypt Jail. (Naharnet).
The brother of Al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, under
investigation for allegedly calling for the creation of a "terrorist
group", was released Thursday from an Egyptian prison, his son and
security officials said.
On February 23, a court had ordered the release of Mohamed al-Zawahiri, 64, while the investigation was still underway.
Security officials said Zawahiri walked out on Thursday
from a Cairo prison after having spent more than two-and-a-half years
behind bars.
"My father has been released. He reached home early this morning," his son, Abdelrahman Zawahiri, told AFP. Read the full story here.
