Friends and family of teenage Ivorian stowaway struggle to grasp his death

Issued on: 14/01/2020 – 11:03Modified: 14/01/2020 – 11:05

Laurent Barthelemy Ani Guibahi was 14 and dreamed of becoming a scientist. Last week he left his home in Abidjan and secreted himself in the undercarriage of an Air France jet. He was found dead when it arrived in France.

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Back in Abidjan, his grieving parents and friends are trying to understand what prompted Barthelemy to undertake the deadly journey.

“They told me that my child had been found in France,” his father said, sobbing. “Its crazy. Can you imagine? A child that you had Read More – Source

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Issued on: 14/01/2020 – 11:03Modified: 14/01/2020 – 11:05

Laurent Barthelemy Ani Guibahi was 14 and dreamed of becoming a scientist. Last week he left his home in Abidjan and secreted himself in the undercarriage of an Air France jet. He was found dead when it arrived in France.

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Read more

Back in Abidjan, his grieving parents and friends are trying to understand what prompted Barthelemy to undertake the deadly journey.

“They told me that my child had been found in France,” his father said, sobbing. “Its crazy. Can you imagine? A child that you had Read More – Source

france24