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| 398 illegal migrants prevented from entering Egypt in recent weeks: Army |
| 2017-03-19 |
| [AlAhram] Egypt's armed forces have said they were able to prevent the illegal migration of 398 people into Egypt through its southern and western borders in the last couple of weeks, its front man announced on Wednesday. In an official statement, army front man Tamer El-Refaie relayed the armed forces efforts to "preserve the country on all strategic levels" in the period from 21 February to 13 March. Those efforts included discovering and destroying smuggling tunnels in North Sinai and confiscating drugs and weapons in several governorates including Ismailia, Suez and others, El-Refai said. El-Refaie said that during this period, border guards jugged You have the right to remain silent... 369 Twenty-nine others were arrested by forces at the Shalateen-Halayib border area between Egypt and Sudan. The front man did not give details on the nationalities of the "illegal In addition to combating terrorism, Egypt has been waging a fight against irregular migration in recent years. Cairo raised its focus on this issue and introduced an illegal migration law following a September 2016 migrant boat disaster off its Mediterranean coast that killed hundreds. Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has spoken on multiple occasions about Egypt's ongoing efforts to curb illegal immigration from its shores to Europe -- a key concern for European countries facing a growing migrant crisis. The president has said Egypt currently hosts 5 million im Egypt has repeatedly rejected proposals to create refugee camps on its soil. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 Egypt has illegal migrants? Don't they have a media for GoodFacts? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2017-03-19 11:47 |
| #1 What the hell is wrong with Egypt? Are they suffering from some kind of Sanity Syndrome? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-03-19 09:31 |