Suspects Arrested Near Border Not Chinese Spies, Says Beijing
January 20 2011
Paramilitary police in India say they have arrested three suspected Chinese spies near the border with Nepal, the Press Trust of India reports.
Two men and a woman were arrested on Monday for taking pictures of vital installations on Indian territory, police said.
On Thursday, Chinese officials said the three Chinese nationals were "tourists" who crossed the border by accident.
The Chinese government has been in touch with the police to arrange their release, said a Chinese...
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