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    June 15, 2011

Pakistan Arrested CIA Informants After Bin Laden Raid

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   Pakistan has arrested five Pakistanis who acted as informants for the
   U.S. intelligence agency ahead of the raid and killing of Osama bin
   Laden.
   Western news agencies Wednesday confirmed a story in The New York Times
   that Pakistan's top military spy agency arrested the informants after
   the May 2 raid on bin Laden's hideout in the city of Abbotabad.
   The detainees include a Pakistani army major who recorded the license
   plate numbers of cars visiting bin Laden's house. The fate of the
   detainees is not clear.
   U.S. officials say the director of the U.S. Central Intelligence
   Agency, Leon Panetta, raised the issue of the detained informants with
   military and intelligence officials in Pakistan during a visit to the
   country last week. A CIA spokeswoman told The New York Times the agency
   has a strong relationship with its Pakistani counterparts and works
   through issues when they arise.

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