PESHAWAR- A female British journalist arrested by the Taliban for entering Afghanistan illegally is being quizzed to assess whether she is a spy, a Taliban source said.
The source said an investigation team from Kabul had arrived in Jalalabad to question reporter Yvonne Ridley. However, security sources said that no formal charges had yet been leveled against Ridley.
Source: Dawn
Date:10/4/2001
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