[twigs]

Were they scheduled on a flight to Montana when they disappeared or were they planning to get off in NY first then later go to Montana? Last year when I traveled to Rome, they wouldn't let the plane leave until everyone scheduled had gotten on the plane if their luggage was on there. Someone was late and they kept announcing their name. We didn't leave until everyone was accounted for.

[EnquiringMind]

"Were they scheduled on a flight to Montana when they disappeared "

Yes, another article states that they were all held up in customs, causing all but one in the group to miss their scheduled connecting flight. Another 5 eventually arrived at school a day or two later, on 7/31. The remaining eleven have been missing even since.

[mojito]

It seems that the men were on July 29 flight that was to connect in NY and continue on to Montana. It appears the men were part of a group of six others who did continue on to Montana. The men seem to have deliberately missed their connecting flight and disappeared into NYC. These men are jihadists. I don't find any other reasonable explanation for their behavior.

[sasha123]

Only 2 of the 17 boys cleared customs in time to take scheduled connecting flight. Most of them had to wait a couple of days to clear customs. It appears that they 'disappeared' after they left the airport. There has been no activity on their credit cards either.

Also, there were originally 20 applicants, but 3 were denied (I do not know if they were denied by the school or HLS).

I understand that this is not the first time for international student 'no show's'. But, I find it strange that 11 out of 17 students would play 'hoookie'. There may be 1 or 2 in a group, but 11 or 17? This is only a 1 month course, and it started over a week ago.