May 23, 2010 2:27 PM

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Pak detains another man on suspicion of having links with terror suspect Shahzad

Pakistani police have detained another man on suspicion of having links with Pakistani- American terror suspect Faisal Shahzad, who allegedly tried to set off a car bomb in Times Square in New York, from a market in the heart of the federal capital.<br/> Over two dozen policemen, some in civilian clothes,<br/>raided the posh Kohsar Market on Friday night and took the man<br/>into custody, officials and a witness were quoted as saying by<br/>the Dawn newspaper today.<br/> The man put up some resistance, which led to an exchange<br/>of harsh words. He was handcuffed and taken in a vehicle to an<br/>undisclosed place.<br/> Before the raid, police cordoned off the Sector F-6/3<br/>area, which has several embassies and residences of diplomats.<br/> According to witnesses, the man in his mid-30s came to<br/>the market at about 7 pm local time and sat in an open area.<br/> He remained busy with his mobile phone, calling or<br/>sending messages, before the raid at about 10:30 pm, they<br/>said.<br/> A police official denied that any arrest had been made<br/>from Kohsar Market but said that security in and around Sector<br/>F-6/3 was tightened on Friday night and police carried out<br/>snap checking.<br/> Officials told the newspaper that the arrested man, who<br/>is yet to be identified, might be among some people picked up<br/>by an intelligence agency for alleged links with Faisal<br/>Shahzad, the son of a former Pakistan Air Force officer who<br/>has been held in the US in connection with the failed May 1<br/>attack in Times Square.<br/> Media reports have said that the ISI is conducting the<br/>investigation into Shahzad's links and contacts in Pakistan.<br/> There has been no official word on this issue.<br/>

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