Syrian refugee who lived in airport for months becomes Canadian citizen
It was 2018 when Hassan al-Kontar found himself stranded in a Malaysian airport for seven months, unable to leave for fear of his life./ Five years on, the Syrian refugee, 41, has now become a Canadian citizen./ "Today I became more Canadian, but I considered myself Canadian since the day one," he told the BBC./ Though in many ways joyful, it was also bittersweet, he said, as "it came with ultimate price"./ His homeland is in ruins, and he has spent more than a decade away from his loved ones./ Mr al-Kontar's arrival in his adopted hometown ...
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