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Questions Remain in Death of Drowned Saudi Sisters Found in NYC

HeadlineNov 01, 2018

In New York, more news is emerging about two Saudi sisters found dead in the Hudson River last week. Sixteen-year-old Tala Farea and 22-year-old Rotana Farea were found on October 24, their waists and ankles duct-taped together, though police say no obvious signs of trauma were found. The sisters were Saudi nationals who moved to the United States with their mother in 2015 and were living in Fairfax, Virginia. Rotana, the older sister, was a student at George Mason University but left in the spring. The sisters were reported missing in August. They reportedly went missing in 2017, as well, and were temporarily placed in a shelter. The AP reports the sisters’ mother informed police that she had received a call from the Saudi Embassy ordering the family to leave the U.S. because her daughters had applied for political asylum.

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