SAN FRANCISCO — Four students are enjoying smiles and hugs from family and friends in the U.S. after being briefly detained in Russia during a student leadership conference.
The group arrived at San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday afternoon after an all-day journey across the globe.
The four were detained in St. Petersburg since Thursday after Russian immigration authorities accused them of possessing the wrong kind of visas. They were traveling on tourist visas to attend a two-week leadership conference but were told they needed business visas.
The students, ranging in age from 18 to 27, were allowed to leave Russia after a hearing Monday in which they agreed to pay a fine of about $100 each
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