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Porsche training is prize for lucky few refugees
Published Mon, Aug 15, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Stuttgart
AMMAR Alkhouli "dreamed of owning a Porsche" when he lived in Syria, but he never imagined that he would one day get training from the German car giant to help build its luxury cars.
Aged just 19, Mr Ammar was one of 13 asylum seekers to be offered a place on a refugee integration scheme launched by the Stuttgart-based company in March this year, in response to the massive influx of refugees to Germany in 2015.
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