A 21-year-old Chinese aeronautical engineering student, Tianrui Liang, was arrested at JFK after federal agents alleged he photographed sensitive US military aircraft, including E-4B and RC-135 planes, from outside Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. Prosecutors have not yet filed espionage charges, but authorities claimed he posed a flight risk, prompting detention.
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