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Friday, December 10, 2010

Indian Ambassador Groped at US Airport


India is to file a diplomatic complaint with the US after its ambassador to Washington was singled out and frisked at a US airport.

The incident took place on December 4 at the Jackson-Evers International Airport when the Indian envoy to the United States, Meera Shankar, was about to board a flight to Baltimore after attending an event at Mississippi State University.

The Indian Embassy in Washington has strongly protested the incident.

Shankar was pulled out of the security line and frisked at the airport. She was subjected to a hands-on search despite staff being told about her diplomatic status, Press Trust of India news agency quoted an Indian Embassy official as saying.'

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