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Pakistan hands over 85 Al Qaeda fighters to US

Pakistan has extradited over 85 Al Qaeda men to the United States for investigations and trial.

The Al Qaeda fighters, who were arrested sneaking into Pakistan recently while escaping US bombing of the Tora Bora mountains in Afghanistan, were taken to Kohat airbase blindfolded and handed over to the US commandos, Pakistan newspaper Ausaf reported on Wednesday.

According the reports 35 prisoners were taken from Peshawar prison, while 50 others were picked up from Kohat jail.

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