Reuters:

BLANTYRE - Malawian authorities working with U.S. security officials have detained five suspected al Qaeda members in the southern African country, Malawi's public prosecutor said on Monday.

"U.S. operatives assisted by the Malawi National Intelligence Bureau and immigration officials are holding al Qaeda suspects in Malawi's capital Lilongwe. The U.S. government is pressing for their immediate deportation," Director of Public Prosecutions Fahad Assani told Reuters by telephone from Lilongwe. He said the five men were detained in Malawi's commercial capital Blantire early on Saturday.

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