Dutch prosecutors say Yemenis freed

By Associated Press
Posted Sep 01, 2010 @ 12:15 PM
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Dutch prosecutors say two Yemeni men arrested amid fears they were conducting a dry run for an airline terror attack have been freed without charge after investigations turned up no evidence to link them to a terror plot.

The national prosecutor's office announced their release in a statement on its website.

Wednesday's statement said that because of the lack of evidence "there is no reason to hold the men any longer."

The men were arrested Monday in Amsterdam on a United Airlines flight from Chicago following a request from U.S. law enforcement officials.

Dutch prosecutors say two Yemeni men arrested amid fears they were conducting a dry run for an airline terror attack have been freed without charge after investigations turned up no evidence to link them to a terror plot.

The national prosecutor's office announced their release in a statement on its website.

Wednesday's statement said that because of the lack of evidence "there is no reason to hold the men any longer."

The men were arrested Monday in Amsterdam on a United Airlines flight from Chicago following a request from U.S. law enforcement officials.

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