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US leather consultant abducted in Pakistan

18/08/2011

A development expert from the US who was kidnapped in Pakistan on 13 August was working on a leather-related project in the country.

Warren Weinstein was abducted by gunmen on 13 August from his home in the eastern city of Lahore. Pakistani authorities have been unable to determine whether the kidnappers were criminals or Islamic militants, and FBI agents are investigating alongside Pakistani officials.

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