Pakistani Diplomats Visit Woman Detained in New York

New York, NY —

U.S. authorities have allowed Pakistani diplomats to visit an alleged Al Qaeda suspect recently captured in Afghanistan and taken to a New York detention center, after she allegedly tried to kill her interrogators, the Foreign Ministry says.

Two diplomats visited Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani citizen educated in the United States, over the weekend at the detention facility, according to ministry spokesman Mohammed Sadiq said. Siddiqui, who has been described as a possible "fixer" for Al Qaeda, was picked up in Afghanistan on July 17. According to a U.S. criminal complaint, she was carrying documents containing recipes for explosives and chemical weapons and describing "various landmarks in the United States, including New York City."

The complaint also alleges Siddiqui carried "chemical substances in gel and liquid form that were sealed in bottles and glass jars."