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Al-Qaeda Claims Capture of U.S. Citizen in Pakistan

HeadlineDec 02, 2011

In news from Pakistan, the militant group al-Qaeda is claiming to be holding in captivity a U.S. citizen who was seized in Lahore nearly four month ago. The citizen, Warren Weinstein, is a former worker for USAID. Al-Qeada says it will free him if the United States stops air strikes in Afghanistan and Pakistan, among other demands.

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