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| Australian Prime Minister wants more on asylum seeker shooting |
| 2009-11-15 |
| Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is seeking more details of the shooting of two suspected asylum seekers whose boat was intercepted by the Indonesian coast guard. One of the asylum seekers was shot in the foot and the other in the hand after ignoring warning shots from police after they tried to escape, Indonesian police said late yesterday. The boat, carrying 61 Afghans, was heading for Australia on Thursday when it was intercepted off the eastern coast of Indonesia. Mr Rudd, who met with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Singapore, said he had no further details. "I've seen those reports this morning. I don't have any further information than the reports," Mr Rudd said in Singapore. "This lies within the purview of Indonesian national police and we will be seeking to get details of what has occurred." Sri Lanka asylum seekers sent home |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #1 What, you mean someone would lie about those folks being Afghans? |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-11-15 02:20 |