FBI detains 49 Indian pilots

Tue, 25 Sep 2001 | Source: AP

BANGALORE, India (AP): The FBI detained dozens of Indian pilots undergoing training in the United States after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to one of them who just returned to India.

Rahul S. Rawal, a pilot with a helicopter charter company in the southern city of Bangalore, said that at least 49 Indians studying in flying schools in the United States were detained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Some were detained because their immigration papers were found out of order, he said. Two were arrested, but they were later released on bail, he added.

Rawal said he was grilled by FBI agents for at least eight hours.

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