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Swiss release 2 Syrians after no terrorism links found

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Swiss prosecutors say they have released two Syrians taken into custody in December after finding no evidence to support suspicions they had been transporting explosives.

The two men were taken into investigative custody December 11 after authorities said they found possible traces of explosives in their car at a road checkpoint in Geneva.

Federal prosecutors in Bern, the Swiss capital, said in a statement today that forensics testing had failed to back up that suspicion.

The two, whose names weren't released, were also investigated for possible terrorist links but no evidence was found.

Prosecutors say one man already has left Switzerland while the other, who was traveling without valid documentation, faces deportation.

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First Published: Jan 30 2016 | 8:48 PM IST

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