4 Turkish nationals have been arrested on suspicion of smuggling migrants after a ship with practically 100 folks on board was present in hassle off an island close to Athens, Greek authorities mentioned Friday.
The coast guard mentioned that the 4 had been amongst 97 folks on board the boat discovered Thursday northeast of the island of Kea, which lies off the southeastern coast of the Greek capital. The remaining passengers have been 32 males, 22 ladies and 39 minors, the coast guard mentioned.
The passengers, who have been transported to the Greek mainland by a coast guard vessel, have been from Egypt, Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Israel and Iraq, the coast guard mentioned. The boat had set sail from Izmir in Turkey and had been certain for Italy, with the migrants paying smugglers in Turkey 8,000 euros every for the journey.
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Greek Authorities arrested 4 Turkish nationals on suspicion of smuggling migrants. The Turkish Nationals’ boat was discovered northeast of the island of Kea, seen right here.
(Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto through Getty Pictures)
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Tens of hundreds of individuals fleeing battle and poverty within the Center East, Asia and Africa attempt to make their manner into the European Union annually through perilous sea journeys. The overwhelming majority head to japanese Greek islands from the close by Turkish coast in small inflatable dinghies or try to cross on to Italy from north Africa and Turkey in bigger vessels.
