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ISLAMABAD (AFP) — A blast occurred Monday outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, causing casualties, police and security officials said. "Yes, there has been a blast at the Danish embassy but we are not sure whether it was inside or out," local police official Mohammad Shabir told AFP. Security officials said there were several casualties.

The CIA warned last week that dozens of anti-American extremist groups have emerged in recent years. "These far-flung groups increasingly set the agenda and are redefining the threat we face," CIA Director George Tenet told Congress. These groups span the globe, have taken part in attacks on American interests and strive for another "spectacular" strike on the U.S. to rival Sept. 11, Tenet said. Here are nine of them: * Al-Zarqawi network (Iraq) - The one-legged Jordanian terror mastermind Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi is suspected of staging suicide bombings across Iraq. A letter recovered last month written by al-Zarqawi showed he was...

KARACHI, Aug 15: The Sindh government has notified the jail trial of all cases against several workers of Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi and Lashkar-i-Jhangvi for their alleged involvement in terrorist activities. Three activists of Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi are allegedly involved in car bomb attack on the US Consulate and an abortive attempt to blow up President Musharraf's motorcade while four of Lashkar-i-Jhangvi men are allegedly involved in sectarian murders. Sources told Dawn on Thursday that the provincial home authorities issued on Tuesday as many as seven notifications for the sitting of anti-terrorism courts on the premises of the Central Prison, Karachi,...