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| Two British plane spotters arrested in India have been released without charge, the Foreign Office said. | |
| Stephen Hampton and Steven Ayres, from Bristol, were arrested on Monday 15 February on suspicion on monitoring flights at Delhi International Airport. | |
| A Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) spokeswoman said both had been held in an immigration centre in New Delhi. | A Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) spokeswoman said both had been held in an immigration centre in New Delhi. |
| The FCO was told on Saturday afternoon that the men had been been released and the case was closed. | The FCO was told on Saturday afternoon that the men had been been released and the case was closed. |
| Mr Hampton, a railway worker from Keynsham, and Mr Ayres, from St George, sparked suspicion after asking a Delhi hotel for a room overlooking a runway. | Mr Hampton, a railway worker from Keynsham, and Mr Ayres, from St George, sparked suspicion after asking a Delhi hotel for a room overlooking a runway. |
| They were carrying an air traffic control scanner, laptop, binoculars and cameras. | They were carrying an air traffic control scanner, laptop, binoculars and cameras. |
| Mr Hampton's mother Eileen Cock said he had travelled all over the world photographing aircraft. | Mr Hampton's mother Eileen Cock said he had travelled all over the world photographing aircraft. |
| Dan Norris, MP for North East Somerset, had been liaising with the FCO to try to bring them home. | Dan Norris, MP for North East Somerset, had been liaising with the FCO to try to bring them home. |