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| India arrests two Britons suspected of spying |
| 2010-02-17 |
| [Dawn] Two British nationals were detained for questioning in the Indian capital over suspicious behaviour near the international airport, police said on Tuesday. The men were being questioned at the Radisson Hotel near the airport for "suspicious activity," New Delhi police spokesman Rajan Bhagat told AFP. He would not comment on media reports that the men were carrying equipment to track distant aircraft. The Hindustan Times identified the men as Stephen Hampston, in his mid-40s, and 56-year-old Steven Martin, and said they were detained on Monday night at the hotel after staff raised concerns they might be spying. The Press Trust of India news agency said police found sophisticated equipment on the men that could track aircraft, including military planes. "The equipment, which is believed to have the capacity to track an aircraft around 100 kilometres (away, is being examined by experts," the news agency quoted an unnamed senior police official as saying. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 The Brits are indeed nuts about plane-spotting, Halliburton, but it's kind of hard to read tail numbers from 100km away. You could always tell when an SR-71 was about to land at RAF Mildenhall. The road between Mildenhall and Lakenheath would be lined with cars full of Brits with binoculars. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2010-02-17 13:04 |
| #2 Most likely. Not exactly a good time to be engaging in such activity at an Indian airport |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-02-17 12:58 |
| #1 Planespotting? |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2010-02-17 10:33 |