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Purdue Police question international students

From Staff Reports

The week before Thanksgiving break, several Purdue students were questioned by the Purdue Police Department in an effort to account for all international students in the United States.

As a part of a coordinated effort between state, local and national law enforcement officers, a list of 25 names of international students last known to be members of the University was presented to Purdue Police more than a week ago.

There was no indication that anyone in this group was under suspicion for anything, according to Joseph Bennett, vice president of University Relations.

The police were asked to question the students as to what they were working on and studying in the U.S., Bennett said.

The police spoke to 13 students; others could not be reached or were no longer affiliated with Purdue.

"All the interviews were perfectly cordial," Bennett said. "People were just asked if they could answer some questions and they did. Everyone cooperated. It's part of a lot of other things going on as part of the investigations following Sept. 11."

 

 

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