[Dawn] A top French security official says two French citizens have been placed in durance vile in Pakistain, where authorities have linked them to a top suspected al-Qaeda thug over the 2002 nightclub bombing in Bali.A Pak intelligence official says the suspected French cut-throats including one with family ties to Pakistain were placed in durance vile in connection with the Jan. 25 arrest of al Qaeda-linked thug Umar Patek of Indonesia.
The Pak official said the two French suspects had intended to travel with Patek to Pakistain's North Wazoo region, where al-Qaeda's top command is based.
A French counterterrorism official confirmed the arrests Thursday on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the case.