US students face ‘al-Qaeda’ probe
US officials interrogate five Americans after arrests over alleged al-Qaeda links.
11 Dec 2009
US security officials have questioned five American Muslims in Pakistan after they were arrested for alleged links to al-Qaeda.
A Pakistani police chief said the men were seeking military training and planned to join fighters along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Rob Reynolds reports.
Source : Al Jazeera
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