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Aussie trio arrested in Bolivia after explosives allegedly found in backpack

DFAT has confirmed three Australians have been arrested in Bolivia and are receiving consular assistance.

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Three Australians have been arrested in Bolivia, authorities have confirmed.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade say they are providing consular assistance to the three Australians, but have refused to comment on reports explosives were found in one of their backpacks.

Australians Julian Giovanni Vicenzo Musumeci, 24, Justin Maurice Kwong Wei Sun, 25, and Liam Mark Eales, 25, have been named by Fairfax Media as three men reportedly arrested at a Bolivian international airport while on holiday.

Two of the men have now been released but remain in the country, while the remaining man awaits trail, according to Liam Eales' father, Fairfax Media has reported.

The trio were reportedly stopped on November 12 in Santa Cruz de La Sierra, while waiting to board a flight to South America's busiest airport, Guarulhos, in Sao Paulo.


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