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Swedish terror suspect once held at Gitmo: Police

Source: Dawn

A terror suspect recently detained in Pakistan is the same Swedish national once held by the US at Guantanamo Bay, police said Monday. He and others in his group were allegedly trying to join al-Qaeda in the country's lawless tribal areas. The development appeared to underscore the difficulty with...

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