Malaysia Arrests Syrian ‘Tom Hanks,’ Who Was Stranded At Airport For Seven Months

A Syrian man who was stranded at a Malaysian airport for seven months has been arrested. Hassan al-Kontar had been stuck at the budget terminal of Kuala Lumpur International Airport since March 7, when officials refused to let him board a flight to Ecuador.

Kontar was sought by authorities in his country for failing to serve in the military and was also refused entry into Cambodia and wasn’t allowed to go back to Malaysia due to visa issues.

The 36-year-old man was left stranded at the airport surviving on donated airline meals and washing in the toilet.

He made repeated appeals in a series of YouTube videos, lamenting that rights groups had refused him help and no one would take him in.Click Here: State of Origin Jerseys