5 Americans Arrested in Raid in Pakistan

[Turborama]

Source: AP

Pakistani police on Wednesday arrested five American men believed to have gone missing from the Washington, D.C. area last month, officials from both countries said. U.S. officials say one of the missing students left what investigators call a farewell video saying Muslims must be defended.

The men were picked up in a raid on a house in Sarghoda in the eastern province of Punjab, police officer Tahir Gujjar said, adding that three of the men are of Pakistani descent, one is of Egyptian descent and the other is of Yemeni heritage.

Regional police chief Mian Javed Islam told The Associated Press that the men were between the ages of 18 and 20 and had spent the past few days in the city, which is near an air base about 125 miles (200 kilometers) south of the capital, Islamabad.

"They are being questioned and it is premature to say whether they are involved in or planned any act of terror," Islam said.

But two U.S. officials familiar with the case said the five are believed to be young men from the Washington area who went missing at the end of November.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/5-americans-detained-in-p_n_385809.html

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Five Americans arrested in Pakistan over suspected links to terrorist groups

Source: Telegraph

Five Americans arrested in Pakistan are being investigated for links to terrorist groups after leaving behind an apparent suicide video in the United States proclaiming that Muslims must be defended.

By Toby Harnden in Washington
Published: 1:37AM GMT 10 Dec 2009

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One of the five left behind what investigators believe was a "farewell" video message, in which he talked about protecting Muslims and showed images of American casualties.

Imran Gardezi of the Pakistan embassy in Washington said: "The reasons for their visit to Pakistan are being investigated. They are being investigated for alleged links to extremist groups."

The FBI said in a statement that it was in contact with the families of the five as well as law-enforcement authorities in Pakistan.

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/6775138/Five-Americans-arrested-in-Pakistan-over-suspected-links-to-terrorist-groups.html

[Blue_Tires]

1. they were just joggers...

:sarcasm:

[ShortnFiery]

6. Innocent Hikers? Tourists who wandered too far astray?

:sarcasm:

[timeforpeace]

2. Uh oh, will the headlines say "US exporting terrorism"?

[Historic NY]

3. Sounds like they weren't just having tea.

[SpartanDem]

4. You know it's probably not the brightest idea

to leave evidence saying you're leaving to go be a terrorist

[cory777]

5. cover up?

Isn't it interesting these idiots get arrested the same day 4 Blackwater guys get arrested in Pakistan. And guess what story gets played.