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Police arrest 2 more in search for US reporter

ISLAMABAD- Police have made two more arrests in the search for kidnapped US journalist Daniel Pearl, said sources on Sunday.

Islamabad police Senior Superintendent Nasir Khan Durrani said the two men were rounded up in the capital in recent days, bringing to around 16 the number of people arrested since Pearl went missing on January 23.

“They have been detained for verification of some reports,” he said. “The arrests relate to some phone calls they made from a mobile telephone set.”

Source: The News
Date:2/10/2002