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Embassy reopens

By Our Special Correspondent

ISLAMABAD, OCT. 16. The United States embassy in Islamabad reopened today. It was closed on Friday in the wake of the suspected terrorist attack on the USS Cole, a naval destroyer, and the continuing clashes between Israelis and Palestinians.There was a speculation in the Pakistani media of a possible U.S. attack on the hideouts of the Saudi dissident, Osama Bin Laden. It is suspected his group could be behind the attack in Yemen, and the closure of the embassy was seen as a possible preparation for U.S. strikes.

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