5 Afghan ‘militants’ held in Swat

Published January 20, 2006

SWAT, Jan 19: Security forces on Thursday arrested five suspected foreign militants from Swat. All of them are said to be Afghans. They were arrested in two raids in the town of Matta. Those arrested include Ammaduddin, Farooq, Majidullah and Shafiullah, whereas the identity of the fifth suspect could not be ascertained.

The foreigners are believed to be Al Qaeda operatives and are Afghans and hail from Nooristan area of the bordering country.

Three of them were arrested from a mosque in Matta and two picked up from a house in the same area.

They have been shifted to an undisclosed destination for investigation.— Online

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