FEDS
HUNT FOR 11 EGYPTIANS MISSING IN U.S.
POSTED: 3:24 pm MDT August 7, 2006
UPDATED: 3:35 pm MDT August 7, 2006
WASHINGTON
-- U.S. authorities are searching for 11 Egyptian men who arrived in the
United States last month but failed to turn up at Montana State University
for a scheduled academic program.
According to the FBI and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, the men were among a larger group of
students who arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport
in New York from Cairo on
July 29 with valid visas.
FBI Special Agent Richard Kolko said there is no threat associated with the men.
A law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the men are between 18 and 22 years old.
The official said the government probably will seek to send the students home once located because they have violated
the terms of their visas.
University officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
