Worried Families Launched FBI Search for Americans Arrested in Pakistan
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Updated: 12:27 PM Dec 10, 2009
Worried Families Launched FBI Search for Americans Arrested in Pakistan
WASHINGTON (AP)
Investigators in Pakistan say five American men in custody have told investigators they came to Pakistan to take part in "jihad."
Posted: 11:58 AM Dec 10, 2009
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Investigators in Pakistan say five American men in custody have told investigators they came to Pakistan to take part in "jihad."

Pakistani police are trying to learn whether the young Muslims arrested Wednesday had established any firm links with terrorist groups.

The men vanished from their Washington, D.C.-area homes last month. Relatives had asked the FBI for help in finding the men, after family members found what's being described as a disturbing farewell video. It's said to show scenes of war and casualties and state that Muslims must be defended.

The suspects range in age from 19 to 25. A Pakistani police officer says three are of Pakistani descent, one is of Egyptian descent, and the other has Yemeni heritage.

An official says Pakistani police are sharing their findings with FBI officials now on the scene.

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