(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) HELSINKI Dhu-AlHijjah 16 1436 September 30 2015 SPA -- Finland on Wednesday said it has suspended its decision-making on Iraqi and Somali asylum claims due to an ongoing assessment of the security situation in the two countries Reuters reported.
The Finnish Immigration Service said in a statement that it may change its guidelines for granting people asylum after the assessment is completed within a couple of weeks.
Around 17000 asylum seekers have arrived in Finland this year with 69 percent of them having come from Iraq and 10 percent from Somalia.
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12:05 LOCAL TIME 09:05 GMT
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