Two Israelis returned home from the United States after being arrested for suspected involvement in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Roi Barak, 23, and Motti Boutbol, 25, were held in a Philadelphia prison since Sept. 11, along with five other friends who worked for the same moving company. During their incarceration, the two spent two weeks in solitary confinement.
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