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US was close to capturing Bin Laden, Senate report says

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A US Senate report claims American forces had al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden "within their grasp" in Afghanistan in late 2001.

Meanwhile British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that Pakistan must step up its efforts to "break" al-Qaeda.

Mike Wooldridge reports.

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