December 9, 2009
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://washingtondc.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel09/wfo120909.htm
Statement Regarding Investigation of Missing Students
The FBI’s Washington Field Office issued the following statement:
“The FBI is working with families and local law enforcement to investigate the missing students and is aware of the individuals arrested in Pakistan. We are working with Pakistan authorities to determine their identities and the nature of their business there, if indeed these are the students who had gone missing. Because this is an ongoing investigation, we will not be able to provide further details at this time.”
UPDATING post no. 42:
December 10, 2009
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://washingtondc.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel09/wfo121009.htm
Updated Statement Regarding Investigation of Missing Students
The FBI’s Washington Field Office issued the following statement:
Five missing individuals from the Washington, D.C. area have been located and are in the custody of Pakistani police. The five men were detained by Pakistani authorities on December 9, 2009 after they came to the attention of police.
The men were detained without incident and four were found to have U.S. Passports. The U.S. Embassy was contacted. An FBI special agent and two other U.S. government officials from the Embassy have spoken with some of the men. Although positive identification is still pending, the FBI believes they are the missing individuals.
The FBI was attempting to locate these individuals after learning of their disappearance. Discussions concerning their possible return to the United States are still underway.