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Spaniard arrested for connections to Al Qaeda
 Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a Spanish national for suspicion of having links with Al Qaeda. Law enforcement agencies have arrested a Spanish national but, off-the-cuff, I cannot give you the details. We can provide you the information later, he told journalists.
| "I think his names' Pedro or something like that..." |
The issue came under discussion during a meeting between Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri and his Spanish counterpart Miguel Angel Moratinos in Islamabad.
| "Pedro? Pedro? I don't know anybody named... Ummm... Maybe I do." |
In a separate press conference, Kasuri was asked by a reporter to explain the arrest of the Spanish national.
| "'Splain yourself, Ricky!" |
The Spanish foreign minister raised this issue but I had no knowledge of this. I assured him I would find out details about the Spanish national and get back to him, Kasuri told journalists.
| "Cheeze. I thought I knew about all the Pedros we got in jug in Pakland... I guess one slipped by me." |
Sherpao told journalists that a Belgian national, who was recently arrested from Lahore, had not been repatriated.
| "But he's not a Pedro. I don't think he even speaks Spanish. For that matter, I don't know if he speaks Belgian!" |
Posted by: Fred 2006-03-08 |
