Criminal charges are possible for five young American citizens arrested in Pakistan for alleged terrorist links to the Taliban, Pakistani media have reported.
Pakistani police investigators have reportedly concluded that the American terror suspects sought training for terrorist acts and intended to join extremist groups.
Pakistan's courts will ultimately decide whether to prosecute the suspects.
The US citizens were arrested two weeks ago in Sargodha, a city in northeast Pakistan, known for citrus production.
The young men disappeared in late November from their northern Virginia suburbs.
"They had left their video cassettes back there for the parents that they have left for jihad, wouldn't be back, so we suppose they were here for some very bad activities," said Pakistan's Sargodha police commander Usman Anwar.
Upon reaching Karachi, the men tried to join an extremist group. They attempted to join another group in Lahore, but both groups apparently rejected the Americans, in part because they were foreigners and had no local references.
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