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Offline TomSea

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Turkey stops hundreds of refugees from reaching Europe
« on: August 19, 2019, 03:39:24 pm »
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Turkey stops hundreds of refugees from reaching Europe

Turkish authorities have stopped 330 migrants in northwestern Turkey including Afghans, Syrians and Palestinians from reaching Europe, the state news agency reported on Sunday.

Turkish coast guard authorities, patrolling the region, carried out seven operations since Saturday night, the Anadolu news agency reported.

Read more at: https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2019/8/19/turkey-coast-guard-prevent-330-refugees-from-reaching-europe

This news site is published from Qatar and is a way, connected to al Jazeera but al Araby is not suppose to have the same kind of news balance, favorable to the Muslim Brotherhood for example. Check wikipedia.

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Re: Turkey stops hundreds of refugees from reaching Europe
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2019, 04:12:05 pm »
For now.

But Turkey knows they have leverage.