ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An aide to the leader of banned Pakistani militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad denied on Thursday that a British Muslim arrested in Pakistan in connection with the plot to blow up transatlantic airliners had ever been a member of the group.
"This individual, Rashid Rauf, was never a member of Jaish-e-Mohammad ... and was never ever close to Maulana Masood in any capacity," said Ismail Hamza, referring to the militant group's leader, Maulana Masood Azhar.
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