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Pakistan arrests suspected South Asian al-Qaeda commander

Pakistani authorities have arrested a man they describe as an important commander in al-Qaeda's newly created South Asian wing, police told Reuters on Friday.

 

Police arrested Shahid Usman, in his mid-thirties, and four others in the southern city of Karachi late on Thursday. They also seized weapons and 22 lb of explosives.

 

Police say Usman is the head of the al Qaeda wing in Karachi, a port city of 18 million people. 

 

 


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