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Top Al-Qaeda-Linked Terror Suspect Arrested in Malaysia

An official says a top Islamic terror suspect accused in a plot to crash a hijacked plane into Singapore has been arrested in neighboring Malaysia after escaping a high-security Singaporean jail last year.

Mas Selamat Kastari escaped from the jail in February 2008 by wriggling out a toilet window in a surprising security breach that sparked a massive manhunt. He is the suspected commander of the Singapore arm of the Al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah.

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