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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/us-demands-release-of-held-diplomat.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="The US has demanded the immediate release of an American diplomat arrested over the shooting deaths of two Pakistani men" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-us-demands-release-of-held-diplomat.jpg" alt="The US has demanded the immediate release of an American diplomat arrested over the shooting deaths of two Pakistani men"/></a></p>
<p>The US has demanded the immediate release of an American diplomat arrested over the shooting deaths of two Pakistani men, saying he has immunity from prosecution and was illegally detained.</p>
<p>The statement from the embassy raised the stakes in what could emerge as a major dispute between Pakistan and the US, which is pushing for closer ties with Islamabad to help fight Islamist militancy.</p>
<p>The embassy said the man was acting in self-defence when he shot and killed two armed men as they approached his car in Lahore on Thursday.</p>
<p>It said the men were intending to rob him, something police officers have also said.</p>
<p>The man, who has not been named, was taken into custody soon after the shooting and police have said they are investigating him and could file murder charges.</p>
<p>US officials were granted access to him late on Friday.</p>
<p>&#8220;The US Embassy in Pakistan calls for the immediate release&#8221; of the diplomat, the statement said.</p>
<p>Pakistani officials were not immediately available for comment. They have largely ignored questions over any immunity the American may have.</p>
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