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Most 9/11 masterminds currently in Pakistan: US |
The United States has said
that most of the 9/11 masterminds have shifted their base from Afghanistan toPakistan,
The News reports. Addressing media persons at a regular briefing, US State Department
spokesperson, Ian Kelly said: "Most of the terrorists responsible for 9/11 attacks
have entered into Pakistan from Afghanistan ." The United States has repeatedly
claimed that top Al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders are present in Pakistan and carrying
out their activities from the there. The US Embassy's Deputy Chief of the Mission
Gerald Feierstein had said recently that Al-Qaeda chief Osam bin Laden, the prime
accused of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the US , was alive and has
taken refuge in Pakistan . "Osama is present in Pakistan.The command system of
Taliban is based in Quetta and they are launching their activities from the suburbs
of the city," Feierstein said. Pakistan has brushed aside Feierstein statements
as 'baseless speculation'. Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said
the US should share its evidence with Islamabad regarding bin Laden's presence
in Pakistan . |
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