Man wanted by IB off-loaded from flight

Thiruvananthapuram : A 28-year-old youth from Wayanad, Kabeer Sayed, who is a suspected activist of the terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, was off-loaded from a Kuwait Airways flight minutes before take-off to Kuwait from the airport here on Sunday as it was found at the last minute that the Intelligence Bureau (IB) had issued a lookout notice against him three months ago.
Airport officials said the youth had been detained and intelligence and security agencies were questioning him in the airport terminal.
The Air Traffic Control issued a directive to the commander of the aircraft (flight no: KU 332) that the youth be off-loaded. This followed a request from the immigration authorities who received a tip-off. The aircraft was then taxied back to the parking bay.
The incident has come as a shock to the intelligence and security agencies, as the youth completed the immigration formalities and security check. The Kerala Police manage the immigration wing and the Central Industrial Security Force takes care of the airport security.
31/08/09 The Hindu

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