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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (43230)	9/3/2002 11:10:39 AM
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Pakistani troops have taken up positions near a village in the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan in a search for six suspected al Qaeda militants thought to be hiding in the region, officials said on Tuesday. Hundreds of soldiers were stationed near the village of Jani Kheil where tribesmen were suspected of giving sanctuary to members of Osama bin Laden's militant group, a senior local official said. He said the standoff began on Monday and local people had said five of the men were thought to be Saudia Arabian or Indonesian. Govt issues ultimatum to tribesmen (Updated at 1930 PST) PESHAWAR: Paramilitary troops have issued an ultimatum to Pakistani tribesmen near the border with Afghanistan to hand over four "foreigners" or face an armed assault, officials said Tuesday. Authorities have been negotiating with tribesmen at Bannu since Monday when the four were apprehended at a paramilitary checkpoint.