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  • Dozens of tribesmen detained in Pakistan after deal breaks down

    05/29/2004 2:31:59 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 125+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 5/29/04 | Riaz Khan - AP
    PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Warning of renewed military attacks if arm-twisting fails, Pakistani security forces detained dozens of tribesmen Saturday after tribal elders failed to register and disarm foreign militants suspected of links to the Taliban and al-Qaida. The crackdown also included the seizures of vehicles and closings of businesses. It focused on the Ahmedzai Wazir tribe in South Waziristan, a region bordering Afghanistan and a possible refuge for extremists, including Osama bin Laden and his chief aide, Ayman al-Zawahiri. Pakistani authorities took the action after a compromise reached with tribal elders in the semiautonomous region two months ago broke...