Eleven Egyptian students who were supposed to travel to a Montana university after flying to JFK airport late last month disappeared in New York, spurring federal authorities to issue a nationwide alert, officials said yesterday.
The students - who were traveling with six classmates from Mansoura University in Egypt - had their student visas revoked for failing to show up at Montana State University in Bozeman, the officials said.
The other six students made it to the college.*
Rep. Peter King (R-L.I.), who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, said the situation “has to be taken very seriously.”
“Having a number of students from an Arab country arriving on student visas and disappearing is cause for concern,” he said.
It’s safe to assume none of the missing “students” will be attending the Buddhist convention outside Atlanta.
* The six that did show up in Bozeman ought to be careful. Elk season is almost upon us. Just duct tape some antlers to them and…
SondraK, unapologetic Lympian Slayer 
