Cyprus... Rescuing dozens of Syrian asylum seekers
ARK News… The Cypriot authorities have rescued 73 Syrian asylum seekers who were on board a boat that was threatened with sinking, which set off from the coast of Tartous several days ago.
On Sunday, the Unified Rescue Group reported that the Cypriot authorities managed, on July 28, to rescue 73 Syrian asylum seekers, including 9 women and 11 children, who were on a boat likely to have set off from Tartous.
The group pointed out that the boat was at risk of capsizing due to bad weather and overloading. It explained that all asylum seekers were transferred to the Famagusta police station - on the Turkish side of the island - with the aim of interrogation.
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