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12 detained passengers Mumbai-born

New Delhi, August 24
All 12 persons detained in Amsterdam following a security alert on a US airliner were Mumbai-born, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma said today.

“We have got the list of the 12 persons. They all were born in Mumbai. Nobody has been arrested as per the latest information but detentions are there,” Mr Sharma told reporters here. The Indian embassy in Amsterdam has been given consular access to the detained people, he said. — PTI

12 Indian passengers released

Haarlem (Netherlands), August 24 
All 12 passengers held after displaying worrying behaviour on a Mumbai-bound Northwest Airlines flight were released today after being cleared of suspicion of terrorist intentions, public radio said. The prosecutors said the men, all Indian nationals, had aroused the suspicion of the crew on the Northwest Airlines flight to Mumbai because they had a large number of cell phones and other equipment, and refused to follow instructions. — AP