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Nearly 540 migrants rescued off Crete
ATHENS: Nearly 540 migrants crammed on a sailing boat were rescued on Friday south of the island of Crete, the Greek Coast Guard said. The 539 would-be asylum seekers were rescued by a patrol vessel of EU border agency Frontex near the small island of Gavdos in the Libyan Sea, a Coast Guard spokeswoman said. So far, the Coast Guard has recorded nationals from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, and the Palestinian territories aboard the boat, the spokeswoman said. BACKGROUND The 539 would-be asylum seekers will first be taken to the Cretan city of Rethymno.
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arabnews.com
Hundreds of migrants land in Greece after search operation at sea
ATHENS: Greece’s Coast Guard rescued about 545 migrants from a fishing boat off Europe’s southernmost island of Gavdos on Friday, one of the biggest groups to reach the country…
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Hundreds of migrants, including Pakistanis, land in Greece after search operation at sea
ATHENS: Greece’s Coast Guard rescued about 540 migrants from a fishing boat off Europe’s southernmost island of Gavdos on Friday, one of the biggest groups to reach the country…
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aljazeera.com
Greece rescues more than 500 asylum seekers off coast of Crete
Greek coastguard says nearly 540 people will have their asylum claims processed after rescue south of the island.
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Nearly 540 migrants rescued off Crete
ATHENS: Nearly 540 migrants crammed on a sailing boat were rescued on Friday south of the island of Crete, the Greek Coast Guard said. The 539 would-be asylum seekers were rescued…