KAR01 - 20001014 - KARACHI, PAKISTAN : Two Pakistani policemen stand alert in front of the US consulate in Karachi, 14 October 2000. Security has been tightened after the United States on Friday ordered embassies in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia to close until next week. The US fears anti-American violence after a suspected terrorist attack in Yemen and continuing clashes between Israelis and Palastinians. EPA PHOTO AFP/AAMIR QURESHI
Una famiglia di cinque persone, americani e canadesi, tenuta ostaggio dai talebani in Pakistan per cinque anni e’ stata liberata da militari pachistani. Lo riferiscono media Usa.