UK men released by German police after EasyJet flight diverted

German authorities Sunday released without charge 3 British men detained in Germany late Saturday after their conversations on board an EasyJet flight from Slovenia to London prompted the pilot to divert to Cologne. "The criminal investigation against them has been halted. No evidence was found," a local police spokesman said. "We now believe that there was never any real danger." Nine people received medical treatment after all 151 passengers were evacuated from the Airbus 319 aircraft using emergency slides. It was not immediately clear when the men, who were returning to London after a business trip, would travel onto London. The pilot diverted the flight from Ljubljana to Cologne after fellow passengers reported the men were discussing "terrorist matters" and carried a book entitled "Kill" with a sniper rifle on its cover. <br/>
Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/06/11/world/europe/11reuters-germany-security-airplane.html
6/11/17