Syrian refugee trapped in Malaysian airport

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Hassan al-Kontar has been living in the Kuala Lumpur airport since March, subsisting on airplane meals and sleeping on the floor. He’s a Syrian refugee and no country will grant him a visa. He has been documenting his life at the airport in a video he made for the BBC.

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