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Dissident Russian rock band confirms it’s headed to Israel after ‘safely’ leaving Thai custody
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Aleksandr 'Shura' Uman, left, and Egor Bortnik perform during the Bi-2 rock band concert in Moscow, Russia, December 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
BANGKOK — Members of dissident Russian-Belarusian rock band Bi-2 held in Thailand on immigration charges have left the kingdom to fly to Israel, according to a post on the group’s official Facebook page.
“All musicians of the Bi-2 group have safely left Thailand and are heading to Tel Aviv,” reads the post, ending fears that Thailand might deport them to face persecution in Russia.
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