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Sixteen students and their professor from Queen's University are safe in Doha, Qatar, after their plan was turned around mid-air on Feb. 28.

Group's plane turned around mid-air Feb. 28, returned to Doha

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Sixteen students and a professor from Queen's University were stranded in Doha, Qatar, for over a week due to U.S.-Israel War on Iran. (Sri Lankan biodiversity/Blog)

Professor Stephen Lougheed suspects the plane he and 16 Queen's University students were flying home on was nearing Iranian airspace Saturday when they were abruptly turned around.

They landed in Doha, Qatar, to find "mayhem" as stranded passengers learned airspace had been closed and they were now grounded. Israeli and U.S.…