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| Riyadh Bomb Suspects Sought in Pakistan |
| 2003-05-30 |
| Pakistani authorities are searching for two United Arab Emirates nationals suspected of involvement in the May 12 suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia, an official said Friday. The two suspects are believed to have flown to Karachi earlier this month after the bombings in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. I hear Karachi is beautiful this time of year An official at Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency, which enforces immigration laws, said his department had received a letter from the Interior Ministry passing along a request by the United Arab Emirates to find and extradite the men. Interesting, why is the UAE asking for them and not Saudi? The official allowed The Associated Press to see a copy of the Interior Ministry letter. Saudi officials have arrested at least 11 people for the attacks, and intelligence officials believe al-Qaida may have been behind the attacks. It was not clear what role the two suspects are alleged to have had in the bombings. A top police investigator in Karachi, Fayyaz Leghari, had no immediate comment on the extradition request, or on whether the two men were in Pakistan. The Interior Ministry in Islamabad also had no immediate comment. |
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