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By Andrew Thomas

Updated on 12 February 2009

A controversial Dutch MP is sent back to Holland shortly after landing at Heathrow. More4 News reports on his brief visit to the UK.

Geert Wilders was due to show his film Fitna, which describes the Koran as a "fascist book", to peers who had invited him to the House of Lords.

He was considered a threat to public security and refused entry to the UK.

Andrew Thomas was on that flight with Mr Wilders.

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