Ali Daei, Iranian football legend, reveals an international flight has been rerouted to stop his wife and daughter from travelling out of the country.
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| Iran football legend, Ali Daei’s wife and daughter were prevented from leaving the country. They had planned to meet him in Dubai. Photo: Twitter/@Omid_M via Outlook |
According to BBC:
The 53-year-old, who has voiced support for anti-government protests, said his family had tried to fly from Tehran to Dubai to join him on holiday on Monday.
But the flight was made to land on an Iranian island in the Gulf and they were removed.
No reason was given and the pair are returning to Tehran, Ali Daei added.
The latest protests were triggered by the death in custody of Iranian-Kurd Mahsa Amini, 22, in September. She had been held for allegedly wearing her headscarf improperly.
