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SOUTH ASIA BRIEFS - (6#) -

Blow Dry in a Muzzle,
Hi-Tech Terrorists & Metro Blackout . . .

# Kabul: Nasir Fayaz, a TV talk show host has been detained by Afghan intelligence agents. On Sunday, his show was taken off the air after the Ariana Television Network received an order to stop the broadcast.

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# Eighteen bombs were found
and defused in India's diamond hub.

# A WiFi hitchhiker is suspected of hacking into an American's account to send terrorist email. Computer experts are investigating.

# And a Vadodara connection is alleged.

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# Karachi was blacked out Tuesday by a
massive power failure caused by monsoon rains.

# The city lost electrical power
causing traffic jams and chaos.

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