Pakistani Police Detain 5 U.S. Citizens

Pakistani police say they have detained five U.S. citizens in a raid on a house in the east of the country.

Police officer Tahir Gujjar declined to say why the men were arrested Wednesday in the town of Sargodha.

He says three of the men are Americans of Pakistani descent, one is of Egyptian descent and the other is of Yemeni heritage.

He says they are being interrogated by senior police officers.

A U.S. Embassy spokesman said officials there were aware of the reported arrests, but had no more information.

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