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Ex-Maoist combatant barred from flying to Bangkok (with video)

KATHMANDU, Aug 24: Former Maoist combatant Lenin Bista has been barred from boarding a RA401 flight bound for Bangkok on Friday.
By Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 24: Former Maoist combatant Lenin Bista has been barred from boarding a RA-401 flight bound for Bangkok on Friday.


Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) immigration department canceled Bista’s departure at the eleventh hour citing an order from the Home Ministry.


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Bista, originally from Kavre, was flying to Bangkok to attend a program titled ‘Youth in Conflict: Healing and Peace Building through Social Engagement’ organized by Asian Resource Foundation.  


The video attached herewith has more:

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