Homeland Security: The Roundup: Why Hide The Numbers?

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Of the total arrested, the majority are men in their 20s and 30s. They have been picked up because they were born in an Islamic nation or were doing suspicious things, such as applying for licenses to transport hazardous materials. Some have been detained after coming forward to offer information. Others appear to have a direct connection with the hijackers. One detainee in this category is Osama Awadallah, a Jordanian student attending school in San Diego, who is not considered to have been involved in the attacks but has been jailed since mid-September and is charged with lying to a grand jury about knowing one of the hijackers. He has pleaded not guilty. His name was found among the hijackers' belongings.

--By Michele Orecklin. With reporting by Elaine Shannon/Washington