Iraq sends back UK asylum flight

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Baghdad : Iraq | about 1 month ago

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The flight, carrying about 40 asylum seekers, landed in Baghdad on Thursday. Ten were admitted but the rest were turned away and have now arrived back. Human rights group Refugee and Migrant Justice said this was "unprecedented". The Home Office said it was working with the Iraqi government to iron...

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