His opposite number Brad Friedel had his palms warmed by a solid strike from Osman and the American was beaten from the following corner when Bilyaletdinov snapped a shot past the keeper.

BBC: Aston Villa 2-2 Everton

The strike was based on "solid intel, " a Pakistani official with knowledge of intelligence matters told CNN.

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Action this week was concentrated on the bear side, with solid interest in the August '07 put at the 40.0 strike and November '07 put at 35.0 strike level.

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