Immigration police at Zia International Airport (ZIA) have barred eight Bangladeshi students having madrasa background from boarding Libya-bound flights. Intelligence sources said the eight students, who received scholarship from the Libyan government for higher studies, were brought down from two flights of Qatar Airlines "on suspicion" on Saturday and Tuesday. | Hummmmmm, maybe that story about Thai islamists training in Libya does have merit |
They are Akram Hossain, 21, Mahmudul Huq, 18, Jubair Hossain, 21, Zaber Al Mahmood, 25, Belayet Hossain, 19, Kamrul Islam, 18, Nurul Karim, 21, and Abdul Hafiz, 19. Akram was brought down on Saturday evening and the rest on Tuesday evening. However, the consulate office of Libya discussed the matter with the high officials and the immigration authorities returned their passports yesterday. | Greased a few palms, maybe? |
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