JOHANNESBURG: South African authorities faced heavy criticism Friday after they held more than 150 Palestinians, including a woman who is nine months pregnant, on a plane for around 12 hours due to complications with their travel documents. A pastor who was allowed to meet with the passengers while they were still stuck on the plane said it was very extremely and that children were screaming and crying. The Palestinians landed on a charter plane at Johannesburg’s O.R.

Chartered plane carrying group of Palestinian passengers was second to land in South Africa in recent weeks.

Authorities held 153 passengers, including children and a heavily pregnant woman, over travel documents