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Published 18 Apr, 2006 12:00am

‘Al Qaeda man’ handed over to Turkey

ISLAMABAD, April 17: An alleged Al Qaeda militant of Turkish origin captured two months back in South Waziristan was handed over to his home country on Monday.

Pakistani authorities captured Mohammad Yousaf on January 28 suspecting him of being an Al Qaeda militant and handed him over to Turkish authorities after an investigation which lasted two months.

Another suspected militant, who was captured in Lahore, is under investigation.—Online

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