Greek coastguard nabs 78 ‘Syrian’ migrants
19 Oct 2013 5:48 AM IST
Greece’s coastguard arrested 78 migrants, believed to be Syrians, on the eastern island of Rhodes in the Aegean Sea, port authorities said on Friday.
Authorities had been searching for the migrants on the island since Wednesday, following the arrest of two men, presumed to be smugglers sailing in a boat under a Turkish flag close to Rhodes. The coastguard has not released the undocumented migrants’ nationalities, but local media reported they are Syrian.
On Tuesday, Greece’s coastguard rescued 73 Syrian refugees stranded on a yacht in the Ionian Sea.
Authorities had been searching for the migrants on the island since Wednesday, following the arrest of two men, presumed to be smugglers sailing in a boat under a Turkish flag close to Rhodes. The coastguard has not released the undocumented migrants’ nationalities, but local media reported they are Syrian.
On Tuesday, Greece’s coastguard rescued 73 Syrian refugees stranded on a yacht in the Ionian Sea.
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