两加拿大男子机上形迹可疑 圣多明各机场被拘

(来源：中国日报网站)

多米尼加当局1月5日表示，两名加拿大男子登上一架从法国飞往多米尼加共和国的班机后形迹可疑被拘留，他们涉嫌与恐怖主义有关。

据报道，这两名男子是欧罗巴航空公司第89号航班在多米尼加首都圣多明各降落时被捕的。多米尼加当局表示，他们还没有被指控，当局也没有发现任何武器。

据介绍，这两名男子在飞机上非常紧张，频繁出入洗手间，其中有几次还是一起进去，一起出来的。机组人员向多米尼加当局报告了这两名乘客的异常举动，之后多当局就在首都机场待命，飞机一降落，他们就拘留了这两名加形迹可疑的加拿大乘客。他们将被拘留到当局完成调查为止。

多米尼加当局初步调查后发现，这两名加拿大男子此前没来过多米尼加，他们随身携带着小包，圣多明各是他们此行的目的地。（中国日报网站/韩榕华）

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Jan. 5, 2004. 07:24 PM
2 Canadian plane passengers held as terror suspects

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) ― Two Canadian men have been detained for possible links to terrorism after acting strangely aboard a flight from France to the Dominican Republic, authorities said today.

The two were detained after Air Europa Flight 89 landed in Santo Domingo on Sunday night, said Gen. Fernando Cruz Mendez, director of National Investigations. They have not been charged and authorities did not find any weapons, Cruz said.

“They acted very nervous on board,” he said. “They went in and out of the bathrooms, including a few times together.”

He did not say why Dominican authorities suspected the men had possible links to terrorist activities.

The flight’s crew reported the behaviour to Dominican authorities who were waiting for the plane when it landed at Las Americas International Airport in the capital. The men will be detained until authorities complete their investigation, Cruz said.

Air Europe’s manager in Santo Domingo, Margarita Falla, declined comment on the incident.

Under questioning, the two men said they did not know each other, Cruz said. But detectives concluded that the two were travelling together and bought their tickets at the same time and place, Cruz said, without providing specifics.

The two had never been to the Dominican Republic before and were carrying small carry-on bags, authorities said. Santo Domingo was their final destination, Cruz said.