Asylum seeker deported from Manus fears for his life in Lebanon

By Farid Farid
Updated March 22 2017 - 5:43pm, first published 5:30pm
Travel documents for Bahaa Trad, a Lebanese asylum seeker who was involuntarily deported after four years on Manus island. His passage was paid for by the Australian government. He refused $30,000 to leave voluntarily for fear for his life on return to Lebanon. Photo: Supplied
Travel documents for Bahaa Trad, a Lebanese asylum seeker who was involuntarily deported after four years on Manus island. His passage was paid for by the Australian government. He refused $30,000 to leave voluntarily for fear for his life on return to Lebanon. Photo: Supplied

Cairo: A Lebanese asylum seeker, who spent four years in offshore detention on Manus Island, was involuntarily deported late last week to Beirut.

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