11 passengers thrown off plane following spontaneous protest over on-board deportee

‘A group of passengers who forced a two-and-a-half hour delay of a flight between Barcelona and Dakar by protesting against the deportation of a Senegalese man on-board, were barred from re-boarding the plane and are now considering legal action.
There were 172 passengers scheduled to depart on low-cost airline Vueling’s flight VY7888 from Catalonia to Senegal Saturday. But a handcuffed Senegalese man was seated at the back of the plane accompanied by two border guards.
The Senegalese national was reportedly stopped earlier at passport control at El Prat airport. He was barred from entering Spain once it was discovered that he had no visa, work permit or any other documents enabling him to stay.
“I don’t want to go back, I am ill,” shouted the deportee, according to the El Diario newspaper.
A commotion ensued, with several passengers leaving their seats and enquiring about the man. Their enquiries then morphed into an impromptu protest.
“Those who look at this guy’s eyes, we see clearly that what was happening was inhuman,” said Mikel Basarte, one of those defending the migrant.’
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