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Article: Report:1st woman al-Qaida suspect detained.
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- United Press International
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- April 23, 2003
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WASHINGTON, Apr 22, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX)
A woman with suspected links to al-Qaida has been arrested in Pakistan, NBC News reported Tuesday, although Pakistani officials said they didn't know of any such arrest.
Aafia Siddiqui, a former Boston resident, is wanted for questioning by the FBI. Her mother, Ismat Siddiqui, said her daughter disappeared from her hiding place in Karachi 10 days ago. She said that FBI and Pakistani officials she contacted told her that they had no information about their daughter's whereabouts.
Pakistan's Interior Secretary Tasneem Noorani told United Press International that Pakistani authorities ...