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US Immigration Detains Pakistani Journalist Fleeing Threats

HeadlineAug 14, 2009

US immigration officers have detained a Pakistani journalist who fled Pakistan after militants destroyed his home and made threats on his life. Rahman Bunairee works for the US government-backed Voice of America news agency, as well as Pakistan’s Khyber TV. He was taken into custody Sunday after arriving at Dulles airport in Virginia.

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