Official confirms remains are those of slain reporter

Saturday, July 20, 2002

KARACHI, Pakistan -- DNA tests have confirmed that a body found in a shallow grave in Pakistan is that of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, a U.S. official said Friday.

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