Sunday, September 30, 2001, Chandigarh, India
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UN Council votes for crackdown on terrorism

United Nation/Islamabad,  September 29
Military strikes against Afghanistan appeared increasingly imminent amid reports of the US Special Forces conducting scouting missions in the country and the UN Security Council adopting a US-sponsored resolution to pave the way for a crackdown on financial assets of suspected terrorists and a global effort to combat terrorism.


The UN Security Council approved a major US-sponsored counter-terrorism resolution that demands all nations freeze finances of suspects and crack down on groups who help them.

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