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... They said Ahmed Mohamed Nasser al-Soofi, 48, a Yemeni living in Detroit who has permanent resident status in the U.S., had merely packed items requested by friends and taped them together to ensure they did not get mixed up. He and Hezem Abdullah Thabi al-Murisi, 37, a Yemeni who travelled to the U.S. on a visitor's visa, could now walk free from custody in Holland once the FBI has reviewed the evidence. Last night the FBI said it had yet to make a decision...

ABC reports: Two men taken off a Chicago-to-Amsterdam United Airlines flight in the Netherlands have been charged by Dutch police with “preparation of a terrorist attack,” U.S. law enforcement officials tell ABC News. A spokesman for the Dutch public prosecutor, Ernst Koelman, confirmed the two men were arrested this morning and said “the investigation is ongoing.” He said the arrests were made “at the request of American authorities.” The two were allowed to board the flight at O’Hare airport last night despite security concerns surrounding one of them, the officials said. The men were identified as Ahmed Mohamed Nasser al...

Dutch police have detained two men who flew from Chicago to Amsterdam on Sunday night after U.S. screeners found suspicious-looking items in their checked luggage before they departed, U.S law enforcement officials said.