US national arrested in Pakistan
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, Feb 14, IRNA -- Police in Pakistan’s northwest Tuesday detained an American national at airport for carrying bullets and charger of a pistol, local media reported.
The man was boarding a flight to Islamabad from Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Express TV reported that the man was identified as William Charles and believed to be working at the US consulate in Peshawar.
Airport Police said that nearly two dozen rounds were recovered from his luggage during a routine search.
There has been no word from the US embassy over the arrest.
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Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 30816987
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