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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

UK private jet deportation flight cancelled after man swallows vape battery

A Home Office Immigration Enforcement van
The Egyptian deportee was held in segregated detention for several days before the planned flight, but during that time he was given a vape and swallowed the lithium battery. Photograph: Benjamin John/Alamy

A Home Office private deportation flight for one man had to be cancelled on Thursday morning after he was able to swallow a lithium vape battery shortly before being taken to the plane.

Officials are now investigating the circumstances around the incident. The man, an Egyptian foreign national offender with a history of being disruptive during removal attempts, was due to take a flight from the UK via Albania to Egypt.

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