'Interrogation of al-Qaeda topgun proceeding well'

AFP, Islamabad
The interrogation of a captured Libyan accused of being number three in al-Qaeda's hierarchy is "proceeding well" and follow-up action is under way, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said yesterday.

The capture of Abu Faraj al-Libbi by Pakistani forces in the tribal area of northern Waziristan Monday is seen as a major coup against the network, and security officials hope he can put them on the trail of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

Asked whether al-Libbi was cooperating with interrogators, Aziz told a small group of journalists in an interview in Malaysia: "I know that interrogations are going on and are proceeding well.