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LONDON, JUNE 29 (KUNA) -- An investigation has been launched into how
leading Palestinian activist Sheikh Raed Salah managed to get into the UK
despite being banned, British Home Secretary Theresa May said Wednesday.
Sheikh Raed Salah, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Israel, was
detained late last night in London by police, the Palestine Solidarity
Campaign (PSC) said.
In a brief statement, May said officials from the UK Border Agency were now
taking steps to remove Salah from the country.
Mrs May said "We do not normally comment on individual cases but in this
case I think it is important to do so.
"I can confirm he was excluded and that he managed to enter the UK.
He has now been detained and the UK Border Agency is now making
arrangements to remove him.
"A full investigation is now taking place into how he was able to enter."
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