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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Paul Britton

British ex-soldier detained in Abu Dhabi prison after refusing to board flight over fears there was bomb on-board

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.

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