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Turkish Coast Guards rescue 42 Syrians in Aegean Sea

150 undocumented migrants held across Turkey on Wednesday

07.02.2018 - Update : 08.02.2018
Turkish Coast Guards rescue 42 Syrians in Aegean Sea file photo

By Ferdi Uzun

ANKARA

Turkish Coast Guards rescued 42 Syrians in the Aegean Sea, near the coast of the western Aydin province on Wednesday.

Forty-two Syrians in a boat that was about to sink were rescued, according to a Coast Guard official, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to media.  

Ten of them were children and 12 women, said the official.

Separately, a total of 150 undocumented migrants -- 42 in eastern Erzincan province, 12 in western Edirne province, 44 in western Canakkale province and 52 in western Izmir province -- were held on Wednesday, according to gendarmerie and coastal guard sources. 

Two suspects were arrested for human smuggling.


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