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US Sends More Troops to Djibouti

The United States is sending more troops to the East African nation of Djibouti to search for al-Qaeda terrorists, US military officials said on Tuesday.

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The United States is sending more troops to the East African nation of Djibouti to search for al-Qaeda terrorists, US military officials said on Tuesday.

Members of the 2nd Marine Division will join other US 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 officials told US TV news networks.

The news follows reports in September that about 800 US troops,including about 200 personnel from special operations units and the CIA, had assembled at a French base in Djibouti.

Bush administration officials say al-Qaeda leaders may be hiding in a variety of places throughout the Horn of Africa after the US campaign in Afghanistan last year destroyed the terrorist network's base in Afghanistan.

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