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February 11, 2011

Pakistani Court Extends Jailing of U.S. Official Accused in Fatal Shootings 
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A Pakistani court has extended the detention of a U.S. consulate worker
accused in a fatal shooting for another two weeks. Raymond Allen Davis
has admitted to killing two people he said threatened him while he was
driving in Lahore last month. A third Pakistani was reportedly run over
and killed by a U.S. consulate vehicle that arrived at the scene.
Davis's detention has strained U.S.-Pakistani ties, with the U.S.
government maintaining he's entitled to diplomatic immunity. At a
hearing on Thursday, the Lahore city police chief accused Davis of
"cold-blooded" murder.



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