Young American arrested in Pakistan near Afghan border

Police in Pakistan say they’ve arrested a 20-year-old man near the Afghan border who says he’s a college student from Florida.
   
A police spokesman says the young man was wearing traditional Pakistani clothes but offered an American passport at a checkpoint. He’s identified as Juddi Kenan. Pakistani police say Kenan told them he was in the region to see a friend.
   
The place where the young man was arrested is an area where Pakistani troops are fighting Taliban and al-Qaida militants. It’s believed a possible hiding place for Osama bin Laden and other foreign extremists. The young man did not have permission to be there.
   
Police say he’s been taken to an unknown location for more questioning. A U.S. embassy spokesman says he has no information on the arrest.