Student taken into custody after allegedly photographing sensitive military aircraft near key air force base in Nebraska during US road trip
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenLucy Quagginin New YorkPublished: 6:30am, 22 Apr 2026Updated: 6:35am, 22 Apr 2026A Chinese university student has been charged with unauthorised photography of US military aircraft in Nebraska during a road trip through several states, which included a stop at an air force base in South Dakota.Tianrui Liang, who is studying in Glasgow, was arrested at New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport on April 7 as he attempted to return to Scotland, court documents filed in the Eastern District of New York revealed.
The 21-year-old has been charged with photographing defence installations without authorisation, which is prohibited under US law.
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