Afghanistan: Person on no-fly list flown into UK during evacuation operation, MPs told The individual, who is not being identified by the government, is understood to have reached UK soil on a British military plane, with officials being alerted overnight.'

(Sky News) A person from Afghanistan on the UK’s no-fly list has been flown into Birmingham as part of the British evacuation operation in a potential security breach, MPs have been told.

The individual, who is not being identified by the government, is understood to have reached UK soil on a British military plane, with officials being alerted “overnight.”

The “no-fly list” is designed to block individuals who are considered a security threat from reaching the UK.

The government has looked at the case and decided “they are not a person of interest” and no further action will be taken, so the person is free to go.

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