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Former Norway PM held at Washington airport over 2014 visit to Iran
A former prime minister of Norway has spoken of his shock after he was held and questioned at Washington Dulles airport because of a visit to Iran three years ago. Kjell Magne Bondevik, who served as prime minister of Norway from 1997-2000 and 2001-05, flew into the US from Europe on Tuesday afternoon to attend this week’s National Prayer Breakfast. He was held for an hour after customs agents saw in his diplomatic passport that he had been to Iran in 2014. Bondevik said his passport also clearly indicated that he was the former PM of Norway.
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You know, at some point the "literally Hitler" joke stops being a joke. I hope people realize this soon enough, but given how ignorance seems to have become something to be proud of, I'm not betting on it.