Second jihad suspect leaves Australia in bungle

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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister conceded on Friday the nation’s border security was not good enough after a second suspected jihadist flew to the Middle East using a brother’s passport.

A 19-year-old Sydney man slipped out of the country using his brother’s passport last week, but was detained on arrival in the United Arab Emirates and deported, Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported. A notorious terrorist left Sydney in a similar security breach in December last year.

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