Four men with suspected ties to the Islamic State (IS) group were arrested in Nicaragua after crossing illegally from Costa Rica, officials say.
The identities of three of the men matched those in an alert attributed to US officials saying three suspected jihadists were in Central America.
There were fears they could have plans to try to enter the US, reports said.
The four, aged between 26 and 41, included two Egyptians and two Iraqis. They have been deported to Costa Rica.
The men entered Nicaragua through an unauthorised crossing point known as La Guasimada near the southern municipality of Cárdenas, Nicaraguan police said (in Spanish).
They were detained on Tuesday morning local time and deported in the evening.
Mohamed Ibrahim, 33, and Mahmoud Samy Eissa, 26, both from Egypt, and Iraqi national Ahmed Ghanim Mohamed Al Jubury, 41, arrived in Costa Rica on 9 June, according to their immigration documents given to police.
That date matched the information released in a warning by US Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) published by local media.
When the three entered Costa Rica from Panama, there was no information about possible risks they could pose, Costa Rica's immigraRead More – Source
Four men with suspected ties to the Islamic State (IS) group were arrested in Nicaragua after crossing illegally from Costa Rica, officials say.
The identities of three of the men matched those in an alert attributed to US officials saying three suspected jihadists were in Central America.
There were fears they could have plans to try to enter the US, reports said.
The four, aged between 26 and 41, included two Egyptians and two Iraqis. They have been deported to Costa Rica.
The men entered Nicaragua through an unauthorised crossing point known as La Guasimada near the southern municipality of Cárdenas, Nicaraguan police said (in Spanish).
They were detained on Tuesday morning local time and deported in the evening.
Mohamed Ibrahim, 33, and Mahmoud Samy Eissa, 26, both from Egypt, and Iraqi national Ahmed Ghanim Mohamed Al Jubury, 41, arrived in Costa Rica on 9 June, according to their immigration documents given to police.
That date matched the information released in a warning by US Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) published by local media.
When the three entered Costa Rica from Panama, there was no information about possible risks they could pose, Costa Rica's immigraRead More – Source
