Pakistan Launches Hunt for Al-Qaida, Taliban: ; Homes Leveled,; 20 Detained in Morning Raid

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WANA, Pakistan - Pakistani forces backed by helicopters and artillery leveled three houses and detained at least 20 people today, sweeping through villages in a remote border region where Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida militants are believed to be hiding.

The searches near the town of Wana, just a few miles from the border with Afghanistan, began after dawn, as paramilitary and army troops moved into areas where the fugitives are believed to have taken refuge among local tribes. Using artillery, troops leveled homes belonging to three tribesmen who were allegedly sheltering fugitives.

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Pakistan Launches Hunt for Al-Qaida, Taliban: ; Homes Leveled,; 20 Detained in Morning Raid

Three Arab women were among those detained, though it was not immediately clear i...

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