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Newsline: Embassy caterer, others arrested in NY bomb plot
Pakistani authorities have detained the co-owner of an upscale catering company in the capital and at least four other men in connection with the Times Square bomb plot. The U.S. Embassy issued a warning to Americans in Pakistan about Hanif Rajput Catering Service, saying that “terrorist groups may have established links” to it. The unusual alert said the company was owned by a father and son, but it did not elaborate on its alleged ties to militants. A Pakistani intelligence source who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that the son, Salman Ashraf Khan, 35, was arrested about 10 days ago on suspicion of links to Faisal Shahzad , the Pakistani American accused of the attempted bombing in New York. Four or five other people were also arrested in Islamabad , including at least one who was a close friend of Khan. Hanif Rajput has catered elite events in the capital, including U.S. Embassy functions.
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