WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed financial sanctions against three al Qaeda leaders based in Pakistan, including the group's leading cleric, one of its top public figures.
The U.S. Treasury said it added Libyan-born Abu Yahya al-Libi, whom it called al Qaeda's propaganda chief, to its list of specially designated terrorists under an executive order signed in September 2001.
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