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Turkey detains 184 illegal immigrants
Turkeys coast guard detained a ship with 184 Turks, Iraqis and Palestinians aboard trying to reach the European Union illegally via the Greek island of Lesbos, the semi-official Anatolian news agency said on Sunday. The ship was stopped on Saturday off the western coast. Turkey, a candidate for EU membership, has cracked down on illegal immigration following EU concerns over its inability to stop people from poor Middle Eastern and former Soviet states. Turkey is bordered by Iraq, Iran, Syria, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan as well as EU members Greece and Bulgaria.Posted by: Fred 2007-03-19 |
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