FBI checking DNA from bombing site

WASHINGTON — Biological samples from the bodies of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his associates were delivered Thursday night to the FBI crime laboratory in Quantico, Va.

DNA tests will compare the sample from al-Zarqawi, which was flown with the other biological material from Iraq on military aircraft, with another sample also known to be from the terrorist leader, said FBI spokesman Richard Kolko. The results are expected in three days.

U.S. authorities already have fingerprinted the body to confirm it is that of the terrorist leader.

"Doing DNA is just kind of like crossing the t's, dotting the i's," Kolko said.

No one named for $25 million bounty

WASHINGTON — The United States has not identified anyone eligible to receive the $25 million bounty offered for information leading to al-Zarqawi's capture or death, the State Department said Thursday.

The State Department has paid out more than $60 million in the past few years for information that prevented attacks or led to the capture or killing of top U.S. enemies.

The U.S. paid $30 million for a tip that helped the military find and kill Saddam Hussein's sons, Uday and Qusay. There was no reward paid in Saddam's capture.

Also

ABC News broke the story of Zarqawi's death Wednesday night, 29 minutes before its nearest competitor, MSNBC. ABC got the scoop on other news operations thanks to a tip received by Martha Raddatz, its chief White House correspondent.

The Associated Press, Reuters and Baltimore Sun