Exclusive: Wife of captured al Qaeda operative speaks to CNN

CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh (@jomanacnn) talks exclusively to Umm Abdul Rahman, wife of recently captured terror suspect Abu Anas al Libi. Wanted for his possible role in the 1998 US embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, al Libi was captured early Saturday morning by U.S. forces in Tripoli, Libya. Rahman, who witnessed her husband’s capture, maintains his innocence.

On her husband’s role in 1998 US embassy bombings:
“I am sure of what I am saying — he did not take part in any bombing anywhere in the world. He participated in the jihad in Afghanistan…He was a member of al-Qaeda and he was personal security for (Osama) bin Laden — that’s true — but he did not take part in any operation.”

On her husband’s capture:
“What I saw were Libyans. Maybe they had Americans with them, but I didn’t see them because there was more than one car. They say there were 10 people involved, but I believe there were more than 10 – I couldn’t count them because there were many of them. I can’t confirm if they were Americans or not, but what I saw were Libyans.”