Turkey- Turkish coast guards detain 752 asylum seekers
Date
12/1/2015 1:00:03 AM
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Among the people held off Turkey's coast of northwestern Canakkale province are Syrians Afghans Iraqis and Iranians
A total of 752 refugees and asylum seekers were detained off the coast of northwestern Canakkale province as they attempted to reach the nearby Greek island of Lesbos on Monday Turkish coast guard officials said.
Turkish coast guard made the detentions after carrying out simultaneous operations at eight different locations. Those held included Syrians Afghans Iraqis and Iranians.
During the operation a dead body of an unidentified male refugee was also retrieved.
According to the International Organization for Migration more than 220000 people arrived in Greece by sea in October and more than 220 persons died in the waters between Turkey and Greece that month.
Since the start of the year the organization recorded 653075 people arriving in Greece and 512 deaths in the Aegean region.
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