In Pakistan, an anti terror court in Sargodha today sentenced five US citizens to imprisonment of 10 years each. They were arrested in 2009 under terror charges. The US nationals, aged 19 to 25 at the time of their arrest, have been on trial since being detained on charges they sought terrorist training from Taliban guerrillas in militant strongholds near the border with Afghanistan. Of these, two are of Pakistani descent, two of Ethiopian origin and one of Egyptian background. All are friends from the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington D.C.<br/>
News On AIR | June 24, 2010 2:39 PM
Pak court sentences 5 US citizens to 10 years in prison