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An Iraqi man reads an article on arrested Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, said to be the leader of the Al-Qaeda umbrella group in Iraq, on April 29, 2009, in Baghdad. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki hailed the arrest of Baghdadi who is blamed for a wave of bloodshed across the nation.

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Iraqis read local newspapers with a photo purported to show captured Abu Omar al-Baghdadi in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, April 29, 2009.

Undated handout released April 28, 2009, shows Abu Omar al-Baghdadi. Iraq has confirmed the identity of a suspect captured last week as Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, believed to be head of the Islamic State of Iraq, an al Qaeda-linked group, the Defence Ministry said on Monday.

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In this image taken off the al-Iraqiya television station, an image of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, one of the top leaders of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, is shown during a televised statement read by Maj. Gen Qassem Atta, head of Baghdad Operations on April 28 2009.

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In this image taken off the al-Iraqiya television station, an image of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, one of the top leaders of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, is shown during a televised statement read by Maj. Gen Qassem Atta, head of Baghdad Operations on April28 2009.

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This image made from a photograph obtained by the Iraqi government in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 28, 2009, shows a photo of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the man that the Iraqi government claims is the purported leader of an al-Qaida front group.

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This image made from television in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 28, 2009, shows a photo of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the man that the Iraqi government claims is the purported leader of an al-Qaida front group.

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An image grab taken on April 23, 2009 from the Al-Arabiya news channel allegedly shows, according to the Dubai-based satellite network, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the supposed leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq now said to be in Baghdad's custody.

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This file picture taken on June 8, 2007 in Milan shows Montasser el-Zayat the lawyer of Osama Mustafa Hassan, an imam better known as Abu Omar, attending the first trial over the secret US "extraordinary rendition" programme.