Afghanistan, Sept. 23 -- A 13-year-old Afghan boy miraculously survived hiding in a plane's wheel well on a Kabul-Delhi flight before being discovered in India and returned to Kabul.
A 13-year-old Afghan boy, desperate to escape poverty and restrictions, survived a perilous 94-minute flight from Kabul to Delhi hidden in a Kam Air plane's wheel compartment. He had reportedly intended to reach Iran but mistakenly boarded the Kabul-Delhi flight.
The incident unfolded on Sunday aboard Kam Air flight RQ-4401. The Airbus aircraft took off from Kabul at 8:46 a.m. and landed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport at 10:20 a.m. Ground staff discovered the boy near Terminal 3 after landing and handed him to Indian airport police.
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