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5 Americans Arrested in Pakistan
Jang, The News ^ | Thursday, December 10, 2009, Zil`Hajj 22, 1430 A.H | staff

Posted on 12/10/2009 3:24:18 AM PST by gandalftb

Police conducted a search operation in Tehsil Bhalwal, Sargodha, Sahiwal, Kotmomen and Shahpur and arrested 64 persons, including five foreigners, from hotels and other places.

The police said most of the arrested persons belonged to Afghanistan. Our correspondent adds from Washington: The arrest of US-born Pakistanis of banned militant organisation Jaish-e-Muhammad in Sargodha has apparently solved the case of mysterious missing of at least three Pakistani-American students from the DC metro area.

Earlier, it was reported here that the US federal investigators were searching for a Howard University dental student and four other Muslim men reportedly missing from the Washington, DC area.

The concern was expressed that they might have been sent abroad to train for Jihad. The five were last seen on November 29.

Police officer Tahir Gujjar declined to say why the men were arrested but said three of the men are Americans of Pakistani descent, one is of Egyptian descent and the other is of Yemeni heritage. The identities of two of the missing men, Howard student Ramy Zamzam and Waqar Khan, have been mentioned in online postings, including a Facebook page that was set up here on Monday for friends to offer their support. Some of those pages, however, appeared restricted to friends and associates.

At least, one left behind a farewell video. According to the Facebook and Twitter postings, Zamzam is among the missing men. He has been active in the Muslim Students Association, serving as President of the MSA DC Council.

(Excerpt) Read more at thenews.com.pk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; US: Virginia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: daralhijrah; fairfaxcounty; msa; muslimstudents; pakistan; virginia; zamzam
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To: gandalftb

"He's a very nice guy, very cordial, very friendly," Ali said

People said the same thing about Qutb. Some people even got the impression he liked America. It's all a disguise so people never expect them to be involved with terrorism.
21 posted on 12/10/2009 11:53:47 AM PST by G8 Diplomat
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To: indylindy

Muslims cannot be Americans. And vice versa.

In their fake koran Muslims are commanded to destroy all others. Tbey need to choose now: deny the evil ideology of Mohamed or choose the light and freedom of Jesus.


22 posted on 12/10/2009 12:08:14 PM PST by eleni121 (For Jesus did not give us a timid spirit , but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline)
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To: Jeff Head

Note he said “didn’t SEEM angry all the time.” He’s such a nice guy.


23 posted on 12/10/2009 4:08:59 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (www.publishedauthors.net/benmaxwell/index.html, http://sites.google.com/site/thevuzvuz/)
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To: eleni121

Let them just convert to Scientology, or celebrate Festivus. Anything would be an improvement.


24 posted on 12/10/2009 4:11:31 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (www.publishedauthors.net/benmaxwell/index.html, http://sites.google.com/site/thevuzvuz/)
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To: gandalftb
The identities of two of the missing men, Howard student Ramy Zamzam and Waqar Khan, have been mentioned in online postings

Well of Zamzam

25 posted on 12/10/2009 4:19:08 PM PST by wideminded
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To: oyez

They are being deported back to the US, possibly with little or no charges. Their father was connected to J-e-M and was arrested today in Pakistan.


26 posted on 12/10/2009 9:28:36 PM PST by gandalftb (OK State football: Cotton Bowl bound vs. Ole Miss......Go Cowboys!!!)
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