Reward for Zarqawi's arrest up to $25 mn

<div class="section0"><div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="">WASHINGTON: The US has increased the reward offer for information leading to the arrest or conviction of terror mastermind Abu Mus''ab Al-Zarqawi to up to $25 million.</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="">Secretary of State Colin L Powell has authorised the increase, the State Department said in a statement.</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="">Al-Zarqawi has had a long-standing connection to the senior leadership of al-Qaeda, the department said.</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="">His organisation has committed numerous atrocities in Iraq in recent months, including the barbaric murder of Ame rican citizen Nick Berg, said the statement.</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="">"The United States is determined to bring him to justice for his crimes," the statement added.</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="">"We encourage anyone with information on Abu Mus''ab Al-Zarqawi''s location to contact US Embassy in Baghdad, any US military commander or other US official in Iraq, any US embassy, mission, or consulate, or the Rewards for Justice staff via e-mail or telephone," it said.</span><br /></div> </div>