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Video: U.S. deportees held at gunpoint in Equatorial Guinea

  • Emily Bregel
  • Sep 12, 2026
  • Sep 12, 2026 Updated Oct 7, 2026
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On Sept. 5, police in Equatorial Guinea pulled firearms on people deported from the U.S. to the central African nation, including Ahmed Soliman, 30, who grew up in Phoenix after his family fled Egypt when he was 4.

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