An Army veteran from Stockport has been detained in Abu Dhabi after refusing to board a plane over fears there may be a bomb on-board, according to his worried family.
Steve Long's family said they fear for the former North West Ambulance Service paramedic's mental health.
The 39-year-old father-of-four, from Offerton, served tours of Iraq and Bosnia and worked closely with bomb disposal unit. He flew out to the United Arab Emirates to visit a friend for three weeks in January.