Saturday, May 14, 2011

Six people charged in US over support for Pakistani Taliban

FBI agents announced the four-count indictment against three U.S. citizens resident in Florida and three others in Pakistan 
  • guardian.co.uk,
  • pakistan taliban
    Six people in the US and Pakistan have been charged with involvement in the Pakistani Taliban: A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images
    Six people in Florida and Pakistan have been charged with providing financing and material support to the Pakistani Taliban, a designated foreign terrorist organization, U.S. federal officials has said. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and local FBI agents announced the four-count indictment against three U.S. citizens resident in Florida, including two imams, and three other individuals living in Pakistan. Relations between Pakistan and the US are tense following the raid that killed Osama bin Laden at the Abbottabad compound.

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