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Pakistani Minister: Al-Qaeda Leaders Escaping To Somalia And Yemen

Many senior Al-Qaeda leaders are escaping to Somalia and Yemen, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said.

According to a report in the Lahore-based Daily Times, the interior minister said that Egypt, Sudan and Yemen-based Al-Qaeda groups were backing the Taliban and other terrorist organizations in Pakistan.

‘‘Some people are still providing shelter to Al-Qaeda leaders,’’ he said, adding that preparations for developing a new database of all foreigners entering Pakistan are underway.

Source: Daily Times, Pakistan, September 15, 2009

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