Two Iraqis detained on borders with Afghanistan

Pakistani sources in Cairo said today that two Iraqis were detained while they were trying to cross the Pakistani borders to Afghanistan yesterday. In their statement the sources said that Mohamed Taleb El-Alamy and Anwar Shikhan El-Helow were arrested while trying to cross the borders at Torkham.

Regional sources said the Pakistani bodies are currently investigating the Iraqis for any relations with Saudi dissident Osama Bin Laden, who is staying in Afghanistan, and that the Pakistani authorities intensified their measures along the borders with Afghanistan.