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| Forty Afghans deported on Franco-British flight |
| 2005-07-27 |
 PARIS, July 27 (AFP) - A group of 40 Afghans have been deported on a flight organised jointly by the French and British authorities, the interior ministry in Paris said Wednesday. The flight took off from Charles de Gaulle airport outside Paris on Tuesday evening carrying 25 Afghans detained in France and 15 in Britain. The two countries announced recently that they would collaborate in returning failed asylum-seekers to their countries of origin. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #3 wheel wells hold 13, AP |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-07-27 15:45 |
| #2 I was always wondering how they handle security with a bunch of ne'er do wells on a deportation. I would not let these clowns on my plane. Just curious. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-07-27 15:25 |
| #1 The two countries announced recently that they would collaborate in returning failed asylum-seekers to their countries of origin hopefully not via Bangor, ME |
| Posted by: intrinsicpilot 2005-07-27 15:12 |