BURY football club's Indian international Baichung Bhutia is expected back in England today after having his holiday cut short by the threat of war.
Shakers chairman Terry Robinson allowed the player to return to India to be with his friends and family while he recouperates from a knee operation.
But because of the unstable situation in nearby Pakistan and Afghanistan, Mr Robinson ordered Bhutia to get home in case military action began and airspace was closed.
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