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| 15 Waziris arrested for refusing to turn over al-Qaeda |
| 2004-03-04 |
| The government authorities detained at least 15 tribal leaders in the remote border region near Afghanistan on Wednesday after they failed to honour a government ultimatum to turn over suspected al-Qaeda fugitives, a senior government official said. The Ahmadzai Wazir tribe leaders had promised to help trace foreigners suspected of terrorism but reneged on the deal, said Rahmatullah Wazir, a senior government official in Wana. Local authorities suspect that some members of the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe have been sheltering al-Qaeda fugitives. "We have detained these people because they kept promising but did not come with practical help in efforts aimed at arresting some terrorists and their local supporters," Wazir said. The arrests of the men came three days after authorities imposed a fine of Rs 5.4 million on the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe for failing to stop rocket attacks from their land against troops deployed to hunt down suspected terrorists. The tribe has promised to pay the money, but has not yet done so. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #2 actually Mike, it's not Allan, it's Allah, and he has a blog.... Today's topic is Thomas Hobbes' "State of Nature" (i.e. nasty, brutish, and short) - Allahpundit sez it's "Palestine" ;-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-3-4 9:30:57 AM |
| #1 We have detained these people because they kept promising as Allan was their witness The tribe has promised to pay the money as Allan is their witness |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-3-4 1:03:29 AM |