Amnesty International learned of the death of a 30-year-old Sudanese national, Aamir Ageeb, during his forced deportation from Frankfurt airport to Khartoum on 28 May 1999. Aamir Ageeb is alleged to have died on the aeroplane in the presence of three officers from the federal border police (Bundesgrenzschutz). The organization wrote to the German authorities expressing the concern that the actions of the police officers may have contributed to his death.