BBC
The head of US spying operations says the leaders of al-Qaeda have found a secure hideout in Pakistan from where they are rebuilding their strength.
National Intelligence Director John Negroponte said al-Qaeda was strengthening itself across the Middle East, North Africa and Europe.
There was no immediate reaction from the Pakistani government.
Earlier this week, the US carried out air strikes in Somalia targeting what it believed to be members of al-Qaeda.
Mr Negroponte told a Senate committee that al-Qaeda was still the militant organisation that posed the greatest threat to US interests.
He said the organisation was cultivating stronger operational capabilities and relationships that radiated out of Pakistan.
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