Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian terrorist mastermind, was captured in Iraq, reported Tuesday Al Bayan, a daily newspaper of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Al-Zarqawi was captured in Iraq's eastern city of Baquba, a journalist with the newspaper said Monday, citing Iraq's Kurdish sources.

The Iraqi government has yet to confirm the news.

Al-Zarqawi is the Jordanian terrorist mastermind whose group is believed to be responsible for kidnapping dozens of people and beheading some of them. He is one of the most wanted by the US-led coalition forces and the Iraqi government.

Source: Xinhua