Detained kiwi denies he was joining Islamic militants

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Source: 3 News (New Zealand)

New Zealand diplomats have met Pakistan's Foreign Minister as security forces there hold a kiwi caught entering a military stronghold.

Thirty-five-year-old Mark Taylor was picked up in the Pakistan town Tank, the gateway to South Waziristan and an area which has long been off limits to foreigners ...

Mr Taylor told officials he was going to Waziristan to marry a local woman ...

Mr Taylor was wearing a salwar kameez, the traditional baggy trousers and tunic worn by locals. He had also grown a beard, perhaps in an effort to blend in ...

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