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Two More Chinese Students Held After Shooting Photos At Key West Naval Base

GWEN FILOSA
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Miami Herald
The Naval Air Station Key West's Truman Waterfront base.

Key West visitors always flock to the town’s favorite tourist spots — Mallory Square, Duval Street, Ernest Hemingway’s home, and the Southernmost Point Buoy — to snap photos and record memories.

But apparently, not students visiting from China. For some reason, they seem to like taking pictures of military facilities in Key West.

The latest — a pair of Chinese nationals attending the University of Michigan — were arrested over the weekend and appeared in federal court in Key West on Monday on a charge of entering a U.S. Naval property for the purpose of photographing defense installations.

Read more at news partner the Miami Herald.

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