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| Two British plane spotters arrested in India are expected to be released later, the Foreign Office has said. | |
| Stephen Hampton and Steven Ayres, from Bristol, were arrested on Monday on suspicion of monitoring flights at Delhi International Airport. | |
| A Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) spokeswoman said both had been held at an immigration centre in New Delhi. | |
| The FCO had originally said the two men had already been released, earlier on Saturday. | The FCO had originally said the two men had already been released, earlier on Saturday. |
| However, a spokeswoman later said the men were still being held while the Indian authorities investigated. | However, a spokeswoman later said the men were still being held while the Indian authorities investigated. |
| Indian authorities | Indian authorities |
| "They are still being held and we are providing consular assistance," she added. | "They are still being held and we are providing consular assistance," she added. |
| "They are waiting to be informed by the Indian authorities of their release." | "They are waiting to be informed by the Indian authorities of their release." |
| The pair were believed to be optimistic that they would be cleared and released by the Indian authorities shortly. | The pair were believed to be optimistic that they would be cleared and released by the Indian authorities shortly. |
| 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 Wansdyke, has been liaising with the FCO to try to bring them home. |