NEW : Al Qaeda 's involvement with a kidnapping would not be surprising , U.S. official said . Warren Weinstein is a former U.S. Agency for International Development official . The official said that , based on the materials found in the raid on Osama bin Laden 's compound , al Qaeda 's involvement with a kidnapping would not be surprising . ` The 70-year - old was abducted August 7 from his home in Lahore , police said .
NEW : Al Qaeda 's involvement with a kidnapping would not be surprising , U.S. official said . Warren Weinstein is a former U.S. Agency for International Development official . The 70-year - old was abducted August 7 from his home in Lahore , police said .