A Maldivian student from Clique College is detained in Samarkand, Uzbekistan after airport security found a drone in his luggage during a study tour; the drone and his passport were confiscated and he remains under a travel ban. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is reportedly investigating, and a college lecturer has stayed behind to support him.
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The student, part of a group of 15 students and 5 lecturers from Clique College, travelled to Uzbekistan on 23 April via Abu Dhabi.
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Some forms were filled and statements were taken, then I was released. They inserted the [memory] card of the drone in a phone and looked through it but found nothing. And yet, I have now been here for ten days
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The student, part of a group of 15 students and 5 lecturers from Clique College, travelled to Uzbekistan on 23 April via Abu Dhabi.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is reportedly investigating the situation.
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