Court extends 5 US nationals custody for 10 days

A Pakistani court on Friday remanded five American militant suspects in custody for another 10 days to allow police to complete their investigations. The men were detained in Pakistan earlier this month on suspicion of trying to contact Al-Qaeda-linked organisations and engage in militant activities, possibly in the restive northwest where the Taliban insurgency is fiercest. Judge Mohammad Aslam in the court in the northeastern city of Sargodha said he was extending their detention for another 10 days following a police request, and ordered the police to produce the suspects on January 4.

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