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Pakistani Police Arrest Suspected Foreign Militants


LAHORE, Pakistan -- Pakistani police said they have arrested 12 wounded foreigners who they suspect are militants, RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal reports.

The arrests took place at a residence in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore.

Police sources said 10 of the arrested are Afghan nationals, while the remaining two are Arabs.

Police spokesman Umar Wirk said on June 7 that the men had been in Lahore for 15 days. They were apparently being treated for bullet wounds.

It was not immediately known if any of those arrested were high-profile suspects.
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