Pakistan: Three Swedes suspected of al-Qaeda links
In a related story, Kenyan security forces arrested a Somali carrying a Danish passport who is suspected of being part of a group who tried to blow up Hillary Clinton's hotel while she was visiting the country. However, it's unclear if the passport was forged or not.
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Police in Dera Ghazi Khan have arrested 12 Al-Qaeda-linked foreigners from the vicinity of inter-provincial Tirrimin checkpost on Indus Highway, bordering NWFP on Friday.
These foreigners including seven Turks, three Swedes, one each Iranian and Russian were arrested when they illegally crossed the border. They did not have valid documents and were going to Waziristan.
The initial police investigation into the matter indicated that they have links with Al-Qaeda. The top provincial officials may soon hold a Press conference over the issue.
Dera police chief Dr Rizwan Khan said they could be militants as Islamic literature, CDs, laptops were recovered from them. It is said they were coming from Turkey via Iran. They had entered Pakistan through Balochistan.
(imore)
Source: The Nation (English), h/t Gudmundson
In a related story, Kenyan security forces arrested a Somali carrying a Danish passport who is suspected of being part of a group who tried to blow up Hillary Clinton's hotel while she was visiting the country. However, it's unclear if the passport was forged or not.
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Police in Dera Ghazi Khan have arrested 12 Al-Qaeda-linked foreigners from the vicinity of inter-provincial Tirrimin checkpost on Indus Highway, bordering NWFP on Friday.
These foreigners including seven Turks, three Swedes, one each Iranian and Russian were arrested when they illegally crossed the border. They did not have valid documents and were going to Waziristan.
The initial police investigation into the matter indicated that they have links with Al-Qaeda. The top provincial officials may soon hold a Press conference over the issue.
Dera police chief Dr Rizwan Khan said they could be militants as Islamic literature, CDs, laptops were recovered from them. It is said they were coming from Turkey via Iran. They had entered Pakistan through Balochistan.
(imore)
Source: The Nation (English), h/t Gudmundson
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