MANILA – A Pakistani on the alert list of suspected internationalterrorists for being an alleged trainer of Daesh has been denied entry intoPhilippines.
According to local media, the immigration bureau intercepted Naeem Hussain,36, at the Clark International Airport in Pampanga on September 22. Hussainhad arrived via an Emirates flight from Dubai.
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officer-in-Charge Deputy Commissioner Marc RedMariñas said Hussain “was immediately excluded and booked on the firstavailable flight of origin.”
The BI said the Pakistani suspect “has been on the watch list of themilitary intelligence community.” This was his second attempt to enterPhilippines, the official said, adding he was denied entry in May throughthe Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
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Hussain claimed that he has worked as a digital designer for the past 16years, and that “he traveled to the Philippines to visit his Filipinagirlfriend” living in Olongapo City.
