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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Angela Charlton and Elise Morton

Judges to decide if 300 possible victims of trafficking from India should remain grounded in France

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Judges will decide Sunday whether about 300 Indian citizens, suspected of being victims of human trafficking, should continue to be sequestered in a small French airport.

En route to Central America, the passengers have been held at Vatry airport — in Champagne country — since Thursday after a dramatic police operation prompted by a tip about a possible human trafficking scheme, authorities said.

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