Syrian refugee stranded in airport for SEVEN months finally makes it though passport control
In emotional scenes, Hassan made it to Vancouver after a group of Canadians lobbied the government to help him
A SYRIAN man who was stranded in Kuala Lumpur airport for seven months has finally made it to Canada.
Refugee Hassan al-Kontar was stuck in the Malaysian airport since March this year after refusing to serve in the Syrian military.
Hassan became stranded in Malaysia whilst trying to seek asylum there.
He had overstayed his visa, but wasn’t allowed to leave the airport or fly to another country as there are travel restrictions on Syrian citizens.
Hassan, 37, posted a video from Taiwan International airport, reporting that he was finally on his way to Vancouver.
He had been surviving on handouts from airlines, washing in airport toilets and sleeping on chairs.
She said: “I spent the day washing the sheets and making up the bed in my guest room for him.
“It all seemed impossible: I’m a mom who lives in a little log cabin and he was living in an airport.”
During his seven months in the airport Hassan documented his plight on Twitter with his feed becoming a kind of diary of his bizarre situation.
He has shared words of hope, humour, peace, fear, frustration and hopelessness along with photos from his Terminal Two home and video diaries, many in English.
He said he didn’t like people dwelling on his unusual living conditions but it’s hard to not be captivated by his insights into daily life at the airport where some days have been harder than others.
In a video from March 23 he said: “I am just counting days here, with no hope."
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