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/ 17 December 2007

Manhunt for escaped British terror suspect

A manhunt began in Pakistan on Sunday night after a handcuffed British terrorist suspect escaped outside an extradition hearing at an Islamabad court. The disappearance of Rashid Rauf, accused of involvement in an alleged plot to blow up a dozen transatlantic airliners, placed fresh pressure on the strained relations between the United Kingdom and Pakistan