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Pearl Sues Al-Qaeda in Husband's Beheading

Posted Jul 19, 07 7:45 AM CDT in US,  World 

(Newser) – Mariane Pearl, widow of the Wall Street Journal reporter who was beheaded in 2002, has filed a suit in New York against Al-Qaeda for Daniel Pearl's "senseless kidnapping, torture and murder." Habib Bank—one of the biggest banks in Pakistan, which is linked to charities supporting terrorist groups—was also named in the lawsuit.

Pearl, whose ordeal is recounted in the current film "A Mighty Heart," is seeking an amount of money the court "deems necessary" to stop the defendants from committing further acts of terrorism. Among those named is one of Pearl's kidnappers and a chief plotter of 9/11 who confessed to beheading the journalist as the murder was videotaped.

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Adam Pearl, son of slain American journalist Daniel Pearl   (Associated Press)
Mariane Pearl, French author and wife of slain journalist Daniel Pearl, left, listens to American actress Angelina Jolie, right, during a press conference for the film "A Mighty Heart," at the 60th International...   (Associated Press)
Mariane Pearl, French author and wife of slain journalist Daniel Pearl, listens to questions during a press conference for the film "A Mighty Heart," at the 60th International film festival in Cannes,...   (Associated Press)
Mariane Pearl speaks at an awards event in New York on Oct. 30, 2006. Angelina Jolie, who portrays Mariane, the widow of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in "A Mighty Heart," tells Glamour...   (Associated Press)
A two picture combo of images taken from a police record show Faisal Bhatti, left, and Attaur Rehman, Tuesday, June 5, 2007 in Karachi, Pakistan. Police said Tuesday they have arrested two suspected militants...   (Associated Press)
Dr. Judea Pearl, father of American journalist Daniel Pearl, who was killed by terrorists in 2002, speaks in Miami Beach, Fla., Sunday, April 15, 2007. Pearl's son was honored Sunday during a Holocaust...   (Associated Press)
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