An Afghan man who traveled 400
kilometers tied under a truck by his belt has refused to apply
for political asylum and will be deported, officials said
Tuesday.
The highway patrol spotted the stowaway, who is aged around
20, yesterday after stopping the truck on the A1 motorway near
the southern Lazio city of Frosinone.
The truck had left from the Puglia port city of Brindisi
and was heading to Spain.
The drivers denied all knowledge of the stowaway.
In a separate incident, police also caught a 17-year-old
Afghan who also stowed away under a truck. That vehicle came
from Greece and was heading to the port city of Civitavecchia.
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