We Interrupt This Program: AP NewsBreak: NC terror suspect may be in Pakistan

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AP NewsBreak: NC terror suspect may be in Pakistan
By MIKE BAKER, Associated Press Writer Mike Baker, Associated Press Writer 22 mins ago

RALEIGH, N.C. – Federal authorities searched overseas Tuesday for a U.S. citizen charged with plotting "violent jihad" as part of a North Carolina-based group of aspiring international terrorists.

Authorities think the eighth suspect is in Pakistan, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation. U.S. Attorney George E.B. Holding declined to discuss the suspect's whereabouts but said the public should not be worried.

"Federal authorities hope to have him apprehended shortly," Holding said. Holding wouldn't identify the person, and the defendant's name is redacted from court papers.

The indictment said the person went to Pakistan in October to "engage in violent jihad." ... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090728/ap_on_re_us/us_nc_terror_arrests