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French authorities grounded a charter flight carrying 303 people, mostly Indians, on Thursday..
The Airbus A340, operated out by Romanian charter company Legend Airlines, had departed from Dubai and was headed to Nicaragua in Central America..
It was detained by French authorities during "a technical halt" - for refueling - at Vatry airport in eastern France...
French authorities detained the flight after they received an anonymous tip-off that said the plane was carrying passengers "likely to be victims of human trafficking," the Paris prosecutors office was quoted by AFP as saying..
They initially remained in the A340 plane, surrounded by police on the tarmac, but were then transferred into the main hall of the airport to sleep Thursday night, the official said.. Unlock a world of Benefits!.
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