UK private jet deportation flight cancelled after man swallows vape battery
by Diane Taylor from World news | The Guardian on (#73K21)
Egyptian with history of disruptive behaviour was taken to hospital and then returned to detention
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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