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US jailed Saudi again after his acquittal

Judge freed him in sparkler case

By Shelley Murphy
Globe Staff / March 2, 2004

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Eight hours after a Saudi man was acquitted by a federal jury of all charges for carrying three small sparklers on a flight from Germany to Boston and was told he was free to leave, five federal officers stormed his South End apartment just after midnight Saturday and arrested him for not having a valid visa. He was jailed until ... (Full Article: 811 Words)

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