ISLAMABAD- The Taliban said they had arrested a British journalist who had entered the country illegally. The journalist was identified as Yvonne Ridley, a correspondent for London’s Sunday Express.
According to a Taliban spokesman, Ridley was arrested near Jalalabad along with two guides.
Source: Dawn
Date:9/29/2001
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