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Cycled
across 114 countries since start of his tour in 1997
MOGADISHU,
July 25, 2009 -
Police in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland have deported a
Chinese cyclist who tried to cross the restive country as part of his
worldwide cycling tour, officials said Sunday.
The man, identified as Lee Yue Zhong, said he had cycled across 114
countries since beginning his worldwide tour in 1997.
"He told us that he spent almost two weeks between Hargeysa (in
Somaliland) and Garowe, but we could not let him continue his trip for
security reasons and we deported him to Djibouti "
Police commissioner Abdirahman Haji Abshir
He was detained by police at a checkpoint as he entered the Puntland
capital of Garowe on his bike from the neighboring breakaway region of
Somaliland, said local police commissioner Abdirahman Haji Abshir.
"He told us that he spent almost two weeks between Hargeysa (in
Somaliland) and Garowe, but we could not let him continue his trip for
security reasons and we deported him to Djibouti," the commissioner
said.
Zhong told reporters Saturday in the northern Puntland port of Bossaso
that shortly before being deported that he was disappointed with the
police's decision to prevent crossing the country.
"It took me two weeks from Hargeysa to here and it was part of my long
trip to tour continents worldwide, but they really disappointed me,"
Zhong said.
Source: AlArabiya.net
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