Israel to deport Irish activists

Updated: 20:17, Monday, 6 July 2009

Irish Nobel laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire is to be deported from Israel tomorrow along with fellow activist Derek Graham.

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Spirit of Humanity - Carrying humanitarian supplies to Gaza

The two Irish campaigners were among a larger group arrested last week as they tried to enter Gaza on board a ship stocked with humanitarian supplies.

Ms Maguire and Mr Graham are currently being held in an Israeli prison but they are believed to have been served with deportation papers.

They are expected to be transferred to a detention centre at Ben Gurion airport before being flown out tomorrow.

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