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US Citizen Arrested in Pakistan on Alleged Bin Laden Hunt

HeadlineJun 16, 2010

A US citizen has been arrested in Pakistan while apparently on a solo mission to attempt to hunt down Osama bin Laden. Gary Brooks Faulkner of Colorado reportedly told Pakistani authorities he was aiming to take revenge for the 9/11 attacks. Pakistan says Faulkner was arrested near the Afghanistan border carrying a pistol, sword, night vision goggles, a map and Christian literature.

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