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| More than 300 Syrian refugees rescued, arrive in Cyprus |
| 2017-09-11 |
| [AlAhram] Two boats crowded with 305 Syrian refugees arrived in Cyprus overnight, police said on Sunday, one of the largest group landings of The vessels were tracked sailing to the north-west of the island and were thought to have set off from the "For their safety they were towed to harbour," a police front man said. One of the vessels had been taking in water, the front man added. Cyprus is the closest European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... member state to Syria, yet many fleeing conflict have largely avoided the island because it has no direct easy access to the rest of the continent. The single largest group arrival since the Syrian conflict started was 345 people who were rescued in September 2014. Police said they were questioning a 36 year old Syrian man believed to have been steering one of the vessels. The others would be taken to a reception centre west of the capital, Nicosia. The Syrians, who included many minors, appeared in good health. A woman and her infant were taken to hospital for precautionary reasons, the front man added. |
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