Intelligence officials say an al-Qaida militant with links to European recruiting and training cells has been killed in Pakistan.

Moez Garsalloui, a 43-year-old Tunisian, fled Europe years ago for the remote tribal region of Waziristan.

Two intelligence officials confirmed that Garsalloui â€" also known as Moezuddin al-Qayrawani â€" died in a raid this month, though neither the circumstances nor the precise date could be immediately confirmed.

Garsalloui was suspected in the kidnappings of a Swiss couple who were held captive for eight months near the Afghan-Pakistan border, according to the intelligence officials who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.