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More U.S. Marines head to Djibouti
Tuesday, October 29, 2002
(12:47 PM ET) (17:47 GMT)
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U.S. officials say al Qaeda leaders may be hiding in a variety of places throughout the Horn of Africa after the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan last year destroyed the terrorist network's base in Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON -- CNN
Elements of a U.S. Marine division is being sent to the East Africa nation of Djibouti to search for al Qaeda leaders, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.

Members of the 2nd Marine Division will join other U.S. forces already in the Horn of Africa to search for members of the terrorist network behind the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, the military said.

The troop movement had been rumored for some months, and it could begin moving within the next several days, sources told CNN.
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