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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Paul Cargill

Student plans festival to fund delivery of ambulances to conflict zones

Umran Ali Javaid is hoping his planned festival, Fun For Life Fest, will attract 15,000 people (Glasgow Caledonian University/PA) - (PA Media)

A Glasgow student who has donated ambulances to some of the world’s most dangerous war zones to help people caught up in the fighting is organising a cultural festival he hopes will enable him to continue his humanitarian work.

Umran Ali Javaid has driven dozens of emergency vehicles to areas blighted by conflict, such as Ukraine and Gaza, either on his own or with friends to assist efforts to evacuate civilians and treat the sick and injured.

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