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When you send a former US Army Special Forces into another country armed, he's not really part of the diplomatic staff. He's a spy.
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AHORE, Pakistan (AP) ? A Pakistani judge on Friday ordered that an American, detained in the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis, remain in custody for 14 more days and also told the government it must clarify whether the man has diplomatic immunity as Washington claims.
The U.S. says the American, a former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier, shot the two Pakistanis in self-defense because they were trying to rob him in the eastern city of Lahore. Washington insists his detention is illegal under international agreements covering diplomats because he was a U.S. Embassy staffer.
There has also been controversy in Pakistan over the fact that Davis was armed. A senior U.S. official has told The Associated Press that Davis was authorized by the United States to carry a weapon, but that it was a "gray area" whether Pakistani law permitted him to do so.
The U.S. says the American, a former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier, shot the two Pakistanis in self-defense because they were trying to rob him in the eastern city of Lahore. Washington insists his detention is illegal under international agreements covering diplomats because he was a U.S. Embassy staffer.
There has also been controversy in Pakistan over the fact that Davis was armed. A senior U.S. official has told The Associated Press that Davis was authorized by the United States to carry a weapon, but that it was a "gray area" whether Pakistani law permitted him to do so.
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