[IsraelTimes] Eyewitness says handcuffed African man pleaded for help on plane; Immigration Authority says it is unfamiliar with the case.
Israel is flying West African nationals to Egypt, from where they are being sent to remote areas, an Israeli passenger who claims to have witnessed such an incident told Zman Yisrael, the Hebrew sister site of The Times of Israel.
"On Wednesday, July 17, I was on a regular flight from Israel to Egypt," said the man, who asked not to be identified. "One of the other passengers was an illegal migrant, an African civilian, who was bound hands and feet and was under guard." |