[HCDX] Pakistani Authorites Close Three Radio Stations for Pro-Taliban Broadcasts

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     By VOA News
     21 March 2008



Pakistani troops shut down three FM radio stations Friday after the stations 
aired a speech by a pro-Taliban cleric.

The military said it confiscated a large quantity of illegal arms, 
ammunition, audio cassettes, and what it described as "provocative 
literature." At least seven suspected militants who worked at the stations 
were arrested.

The raids took place in Pakistan's Swat Valley, a restive resort area in 
Pakistan's northwest.

On Thursday, the stations had broadcast a recording of a fiery speech by 
Maulana Fazlullah, a radical Muslim cleric who has tried to enforce 
Taliban-style Islam in Swat.

Pakistan's security forces have been battling Fazlullah's supporters since 
last year.

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