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 BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. combat helicopters zigzagged over dusty plains and troops stopped cars at roadblocks Tuesday in a search for four suspected Arab fighters who escaped from the main U.S. military base here.
There were concerns the men, who escaped at dawn Monday, may still be hiding within the sprawling, highly fortified Bagram base which houses the prison where they were held as well as the main command center for U.S. operations in Afghanistan. Soldiers were scouring the grounds.
"We can't rule out that they are hiding somewhere on base," U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Jerry O'Hara said. "The four are a dangerous threat not only to Afghans ... but they are also a threat to the global war on terrorism. That is why we are taking this search very seriously."
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