The success of Hillingdon  posté le lundi 14 décembre 2009 14:42

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Pakistan arrests students who vanished from U.S.  posté le vendredi 11 décembre 2009 14:43

washington - -- five young students who recently vanished from the washington area have been arrested in pakistan, authorities confirmed wednesday, raising fears that they are part of a recent wave of u.s.-based muslims traveling to south asia and other extremist hot spots to engage in terrorist activities.

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