Maybe these guys really did just want to go fishing down by the nuke plant. Maybe not. Still, it is a good thing that the local authorities were vigilant. Otherwise there would be no stopping others with more than fishing on their minds. From The Citizens Voice of Wilkes Barre, PA, with thanks to nevermindlv:
Federal and state authorities reported Tuesday that several men of Middle Eastern descent were driving around the Berwick and Shickshinny areas Tuesday looking for the nuclear power plant in Salem Township.
The five men, four from Bangladesh and another of Pakistani descent, were reportedly seen at the Delaware Water Gap rest area along Interstate 80 around 8:20 a.m. They were also spotted in Bloomsburg, Columbia County.
State police said they were asking directions to the river near the plant because they wanted to go fishing. Their minivan was pulled over by state police in Shickshinny around 11 a.m. on U.S. Route 11 in Salem Township, four miles south of the Susquehanna Steam and Electric Power Plant.
According to federal and state authorities, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was notified. Because of visa issues, two of the five men were detained by immigration authorities.
“We did stop and detain five individuals, who were believed to be of Middle Eastern descent, because of suspicious activity,” FBI special agent Jerri Williams said.
Their van was searched Tuesday and authorities did not find anything illegal.
All five men were released Tuesday evening. Williams said Tuesday that there was no cause for alarm, as authorities did not find any links to terrorist activity.