US EditionPlane held for days in France on trafficking concerns lands in India
- A chartered plane carrying around 275 Indian nationals, who were held at an airport in France over suspicions of human trafficking, has been allowed to leave after French prosecutors gave the go-ahead.
- The passengers, mostly workers in the United Arab Emirates, were likely bound for Nicaragua as a stopover to reach the US or Canada.
- Some passengers sought asylum in France, including several minors, and their applications will be processed at Charles de Gaulle Airport.
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Tues. 10:09 a.m.: 276 Indians stuck in a French airport for days for a human trafficking probe arrive in India
MUMBAI, India — A charter plane that was grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation arrived in India with 276 Indians aboard Tuesday, authorities said. The passengers had been heading to Nicaragua but were instead blocked inside a rural French airport for four days in an exceptional holiday ordeal. Upon arrival in Mumbai, the passengers filed out of the airport without speaking publicly about what they’d been through or where they …
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The Guardian NigeriaPlane held for days in France on trafficking concerns lands in India
A plane grounded in France for days over concerns it was part of a human trafficking scheme landed in India Tuesday, with its passengers avoiding media questions as they quickly exited bustling Mumbai airport.
Un avión que transportaba a 276 personas aterrizó el martes 26 de diciembre en Bombay, la metrópoli occidental de la India, tras un retraso en Francia debido a sospechas de las autoridades por un presunto caso tráfico de personas. Los pasajeros, todos ciudadanos indios, desembarcaron del avión en el centro financiero de la India durante la madrugada. La cadena NDTV retransmitió en directo el acontecimiento desde Delhi. El Airbus A340, que inici…
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