Terror Suspects Might Have Used Tunnel; Fortress Contained Mile- Long Escape Route Leading to the Mountains

Summary

---

WANA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani forces discovered a mile-long tunnel leading from a besieged mud fortress to a dry stream bed, and said Monday the secret passage might have allowed top al-Qaida suspects to escape toward the Afghan frontier.

The revelation came as Pakistani authorities began DNA tests to identify foreign terrorists killed in the weeklong offensive in South Waziristan, where thousands of troops have been battling hundreds of die-hard militants.

See the full content of this document

Extract

---

Terror Suspects Might Have Used Tunnel; Fortress Contained Mile- Long Escape Route Leading to the Mountains

Forces first found a tunnel connecting the heavily fortified compounds of two tribal elders - Nek Mohammed and Sharif Khan - who have been leading...

See the full content of this document

---