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July 31, 2001
Four Tanzanian Boy Scouts Found
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The four Boy Scouts reported missing from the National Jamboree Camp at Fort AP Hill have been found safe and unharmed. According to interviews, these individuals left the Boy Scout Camp voluntarily Sunday afternoon and found a ride to Washington, DC.

Later Monday evening, a Washington Metropolitan Police detective found the boys near the Juvenile Processing Center at 501 New York Avenue, NW. News accounts of the boys' disappearance prompted the police detectives to contact the FBI Washington Field Office.

The Boy Scouts are currently in custody of the INS .

An investigation is continuing.