Tanzania expelled drunk and abusive ‘Jihadi John’: report
Mohammed Emwazi was reportedly denied entry into Dar es Salaam after allegedly drinking on 10-hour flight in 2009
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British militant Mohammed Emwazi, who has been accused of being behind the beheading of foreign hostages in Syria, was expelled by Tanzanian authorities for being abusive and drunk, The Telegraph reported.
The 26-year-old was reportedly denied entry into Dar es Salaam after allegedly drinking on a 10-hour flight from Amsterdam in 2009, it has emerged.
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Tanzanian Home Affairs Minister Mathias Chikwake claims the pilot of the KML flight, upon which Emwazi was aboard, issued a warning to immigration staff alerting them about a troublesome trio.
Emwazi, who is speculated to be ‘Jihadi John’, was accompanied by 27-year-old Ali Adorus and 23-year-old Marcel Schrodl, when they were detained in Tanzania back in 2009.
This comes as a contradiction to reports that stated that the minister was alerted by MI5.
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“They were refused entry because they disembarked from the plane very drunk,” Chikwake stated.
“They were insulting our immigration staff and other people. They failed to explain why they had come to Tanzania.”
The troublesome trio were initially put in police cells overnight, and were later but on a flight back to The Netherlands.
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After his arrival, Emwazi issued a complaint to Cage – a UK-based campaign group – about allegedly being beaten and abused by officials in Tanzania.
Even though it is believed that he was travelling to Tanzania to get to Somalia to train with militant group al Shabaab, Emwazi claims he was going to Tanzania for a safari.
The 26-year-old was reportedly denied entry into Dar es Salaam after allegedly drinking on a 10-hour flight from Amsterdam in 2009, it has emerged.
Read: Media unveils identity of Islamic State executioner 'Jihadi John'
Tanzanian Home Affairs Minister Mathias Chikwake claims the pilot of the KML flight, upon which Emwazi was aboard, issued a warning to immigration staff alerting them about a troublesome trio.
Emwazi, who is speculated to be ‘Jihadi John’, was accompanied by 27-year-old Ali Adorus and 23-year-old Marcel Schrodl, when they were detained in Tanzania back in 2009.
This comes as a contradiction to reports that stated that the minister was alerted by MI5.
Read: 'Jihadi John' part of network linked to failed London bombers: court papers
“They were refused entry because they disembarked from the plane very drunk,” Chikwake stated.
“They were insulting our immigration staff and other people. They failed to explain why they had come to Tanzania.”
The troublesome trio were initially put in police cells overnight, and were later but on a flight back to The Netherlands.
Read: Lahore university receives threatening letter from 'Islamic State'
After his arrival, Emwazi issued a complaint to Cage – a UK-based campaign group – about allegedly being beaten and abused by officials in Tanzania.
Even though it is believed that he was travelling to Tanzania to get to Somalia to train with militant group al Shabaab, Emwazi claims he was going to Tanzania for a safari.