The soldiers had been ordered to capture Booth alive.

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But the Saudi authorities also bungled an attempt to capture alive one of the most wanted al-Qaeda suspects.

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He also criticized U.S. authorities for failing to capture the older brother alive.

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The capture method is unusual: the flies must be alive and whole so they are caught by hand using humans as bait.

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