BREAKING:3 Afghan Soldiers Missing From Cape Cod Base

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As police and U. S. military officials searched for three Afghanistan National Army officers who went missing during a training exercise at a Cape Cod military base, Gov. Deval Patrick said one of the possibilities being investigated is that they may be trying to find a way to stay in the United States.

Patrick said Monday that the military does not believe that the three soldiers pose a danger to the public.

"I don't have a reason to believe that they pose a threat. They were vetted by the military, they were cleared by the military," Patrick told reporters while he visited a preschool program in Quincy.

"There is a lot of speculation within the military that they may be trying to defect," he said.

Lt. Col. James Sahady of the Massachusetts National Guard said there were no details to report on the search Monday.

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