American Ninja Detained In Pakistan

Pakistan: An American man who claimed to be on a mission to hunt down Osama Bin Laden has been arrested in northern Pakistan, police say.

They said that Gary Brooks Faulkner, 52, was detained in the mountains of Chitral district north of Peshawar. He had a pistol, dagger and a sword and was carrying night-vision equipment as well as Christian literature.

"We have interrogated him and he has told us that he was on his way to Afghanistan to capture and kill Bin Laden."

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Police say that Mr Faulkner was carrying a book containing Christian verses and teachings and when asked if he felt he had a chance of tracing Bin Laden, he told police, "God is with me, and I am confident I will be successful in killing him."