20/04/2015

British Men Released In United Arab Emirates

Three British men held on suspicion of spying in the United Arab Emirates have been released, according to BBC News.

Two Stockport men, named as Conrad Clitheroe and Gary Cooper, and expat Neil Munro, were arrested by an off-duty police officer in February.

The police officer suspected the men where monitoring planes at Fujairah Airport. The men claimed that they were plane spotting.

It is understood that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has not yet confirmed the release.

(MH/JP)

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