December 11, 2009 10:26 AM

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FBI, Pak confirm US nationals held in Pakistan

The United States and Pakistan have confirmed that five suspected militants arrested during a raid on a house in Pakistan are US nationals wanted by the FBI. FBI officials said they were the same men who disappeared from their homes in the US state of Virginia last month.<br/><br/>Their families reported them missing after finding a farewell video message, showing scenes of war and urging for Muslims to be defended. Police said the men were arrested after offering their services for attacks.<br/><br/>The men hold US passports. Official sources said two of them are Pakistani-Americans while the remaining three are of Eritrean, Ethiopian and Egyptian origin.<br/><br/>The five were arrested earlier this week in the city of Sarghoda, about 190 kilometres south-east of the capital, Islamabad.<br/><br/> <br/>

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