Sunday, 9. March 2003
Topic: - on March 9, 2003 at 11:55:59 AM CET
Hunting in the Barren Hills
As investigators sift evidence from a major arrest, hopes of nabbing bin Laden intensify
Pakistan’s Baluchistan province, a stark, hilly stretch of dirt and desert along the untamed border with Afghanistan, is a well-worn route for bandits and drug smugglers. Day and night, they make their way over the rough terrain on camelback, or rattle over the dirt trails in pickup trucks. Few people pay the travelers much mind. But late last week the province was alive with tantalizing reports that a well-known visitor was among those passing through. Local officials told reporters that a large caravan of men had been spotted in the region, and it was believed that Osama bin Laden was with them.
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