Military closes Islamabad airport
Friday 14 September 2001 00:00 BST
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Pakistan closed Islamabad International Airport to commercial flights for more than two hours before dawn Friday for movement of military equipment.
The airport was sealed off from 4 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. local time (2300-0130 GMT) for what was reported to be a "very intense movement of military hardware".
It was not clear whether the closure was linked to possible American attacks on Afghanistan territory.
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