KANDAHAR, Jan 14: Six armed Arab fighters holed up in a Kandahar hospital for more than a month have shown no signs of life for 24 hours, Afghan guards said on Monday.

The six, suspected to be members of the Al Qaeda network who have refused to surrender, were facing a fifth day without food and a third without water, the guards said. Most are thought to be originally from Yemen.

They are armed with grenades and handguns and have refused to leave the hospital building where they are occupying the first floor.—AFP

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