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Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun (C) chats with Thai Immigration Police Chief Surachet Hakparn (R) and unidentified UNHCR officer (L) at a transit hotel in Bangkok
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun (C) chats with Thai Immigration Police Chief Surachet Hakparn (R) and unidentified UNHCR officer (L) at a transit hotel in Bangkok Source: THAI IMMIGRATION BUREAU

An 18-year-old Saudi woman who was stopped at a Bangkok airport while travelling to Australia has left in the care of the United Nations refugee agency.

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An 18-year-old Saudi woman who was stopped at a Bangkok airport while travelling to Australia has left in the care of the United Nations refugee agency.

Aaron and Ida report.

 

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