Teen Girls Released on Terror Charges

New York, NY —

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is criticizing the FBI and immigration officials after the government said it would not charge two teenage girls-- who were labeled as potential suicide bombers and detained for six weeks --with plotting terrorist acts.

The council says the case suggests that the girls are victimes of discrimination on the basis of their religion and national origin.

One of the girls, an immigrant from Guinea who lives in East Harlem, was released. The other girl, a Queens resident, has been ordered to return to her native Bangladesh immediately, along with her parents.

The FBI has not commented on the cases which were largely dealt with in closed hearings.