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ACCUSED TERRORIST ESCAPES (3#) -

# Rashid Rauf , the alleged mastermind of a plot to blow up 10 transatlantic airplanes, has mysteriously houdini'd from police custody in Pakistan. There is a major manhunt on for him.

# "In my opinion it is not escape, but a case
of mysterious disappearance," his lawyer said.

# The 25-year-old was brought before a judge at a court in Islamabad for an extradition hearing when he slipped away Saturday afternoon.

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