Two Year-old Boy Held As Airport 'Threat'

A two-year-old Emirati boy was briefly held at Dubai airport after his name appeared on a list of wanted security suspects.

Immigration officers approached toddler Suhail Saleh's parents as they wheeled their son's pram to a flight to Turkey for a holiday and told them he was not allowed to fly.

"I thought he was joking and said 'take him if you want'", his father Abdullah tells a paper. "They said they wanted my son, as the date of birth, the passport number and all other details in the system showed they had the correct Suhail".

The infant was eventually allowed to fly after a probe revealed he was on the wanted list by mistake and "after making sure that he was travelling with his parents".

Another fine example of the 'Big Brother' system at work!

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