Pakistani Authorities Arrest 3 Jihadis Near Iranian Border

What’s this got to do with anything? Well….

The suspects were allegedly carrying sophisticated satellite phones and traveling through a lawless region known as a hotbed of Islamic radicalism. That and other circumstances have touched off an international investigation into the backgrounds and prior travel of the suspects. The chief concern is that the suspects may have been planning to cross into Iran on their way to Western Europe—or even the United States—to act as potential “muscle” in possible terror attacks, a European intelligence official tells NEWSWEEK.

They were detained in the same region that the “Graduation Ceremony” of the 300 aspiring suicide bombers was .

A senior U.S. official told NEWSWEEK that the video has been closely analyzed by the U.S. intelligence community. “It looks to be more a propaganda tool than real because of its obvious staging,” said the official about the graduation ceremony. Still, the FBI issued a bulletin to state and local officials this week.

We shall see.

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