If this story is indeed true, you have to say Merci to the French - whether you like it or not:

Bolivia Detains 16 Muslims on Terror Tipoff -Agency

LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - Bolivia's state news agency said authorities in La Paz detained 16 Muslims on Thursday after a tip-off from French police that some of them were planning to hijack a plane and attack targets in the United States.

Who would think to look for Bangladeshis in Bolivia?

UPDATE (in Spanish) from Clarin of Argentina - 9 people have been released due to lack of evidence. Below is my translation:

"Bolivian authorities have freed nine Bangladeshis that were detained yesterday in Santa Cruz on the suspicion that they belonged to terrorist organizations.

The Bolivian government's decision was announced by Alfonso Ferrufino a government Minister amidst confusing information regarding the number, motive and circumstances behind the arrest of the foreigners who entered by way of the Santa Cruz airport in the eastern part of this country.

Ferrufino said that after having received the complaint from the French Embassy in Bolivia, the security organizations of the country did not find sufficient proof to open a criminal case against these people."