Holding pattern - Syrian 'stuck in transit' in KL for more than a month


  • World
  • Thursday, 12 Apr 2018

KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA (Reuters) - A 36-year-old Syrian has been stuck in transit in the Malaysian capital for more than a month, he said, in a case that echoes the Steven Spielberg movie, "The Terminal".

Stranded at KLIA2, Kuala Lumpur's budget terminal, Hassan al Kontar (pic) has been posting videos blogs of his daily life on Twitter and Facebook that has attracted the attention of human rights groups and the media.

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