Yemeni held in Pak.

ISLAMABAD, APRIL 2. A man from Yemen, with suspected links to the Saudi dissident, Osama bin Laden, was arrested today trying to cross into Afghanistan, Pakistani officials said.

Ahmed Abdullah, 32, was arrested with two Pakistanis in Torkham, the border crossing at the foot of the Khyber Pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. He was arrested with a considerable amount of money, a Pakistani official said, but refused to give the amount.

- AP

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