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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Eromo Egbejule and agencies

South Africa to investigate ‘mysterious’ arrival of 153 Palestinians on plane

People in a building watching planes land
The authorities said none of the arrivals at OR Tambo international airport (above) had applied for asylum in South Africa. Photograph: Jérôme Delay/AP

South Africa will investigate the “mysterious” arrival of scores of Palestinians who were kept on a charter plane at Johannesburg for 12 hours by border police because they did not have travel papers, the president has said.

A group of 153 Palestinians arrived at OR Tambo international airport in Johannesburg on a chartered Global Airways flight from Kenya on Thursday without departure stamps, return tickets or details of accommodation, according to the border authorities.

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