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Refugee footballer votes after getting Australian citizenship

Hakeem al-Araibi became an Australian at a ceremony in Melbourne in March [Courtesy]

A refugee footballer who was detained in Thailand and threatened with extradition to Bahrain said he "feels great" after voting in Australia's election Saturday.

Hakeem al-Araibi, who became an Australian at a ceremony in Melbourne in March, shot to international fame when he was arrested during his honeymoon last year for alleged offenses in Bahrain linked to the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings.

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