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Turkey rescues 78 migrants from boats off Aegean coast
Country is key transit point for migrants aiming to cross into Europe to start new lives
Yusuf Soykan Bal |
04.03.2020 - Update : 05.03.2020
IZMIR, Turkey
A total of 78 irregular migrants were rescued off Turkey’s Aegean coast, sources said Wednesday.
Coast Guard teams launched an operation and rescued 40 Afghan migrants who were in a rubber boat which had been directed to Turkish territorial waters by the Greek Coast Guard.
Separately, Coast Guard teams also rescued 38 irregular migrants from a boat drifting off the Aegean coast.
Turkey has been a key transit point for irregular migrants aiming to cross into Europe to start new lives, especially those fleeing war and persecution.
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