Hijack plot 8212; Israelis allowed to go home

The Israeli nationals, who had arrived here from Delhi on way to Dhaka, were detained at the airport here since Tuesday due to some discrepancies8217; in their travel documents.

However they were offloaded from a Bangladesh Biman flight late on Wednesday night following instructions from Dhaka even after the Indian authorities allowed them to fly to Bangladesh after interrogation.

They had since been under the surveillance of police at the airport8217;s international transit lounge, the sources said.