BELGRADE
Serbian police have found 39 undocumented migrants from Afghanistan on Tuesday.
Two groups were discovered on foot in eastern Negotin municipality near the border with Bulgaria, the Ministry of Interior reported
A group of 26 undocumented migrants were heading from Veljkovo village near Negotin towards the town. Another group of 13 migrants was found heading from Mokranje village, the authorities reported.
They were taken to Negotin police station where it was confirmed that they come from Afghanistan.
All are seeking asylum in Serbia and were sent to a reception center for asylum seekers in the south-central town of Tutin.
On Monday, another 22 foreign citizens were found walking on a highway from southern city of Nis to the capital, Belgrade. All were found without documents.
The Interior Ministry confirmed that they come from Iraq; the group was sent to an asylum center in Krnjaca, Belgrade.
More than 5,000 people who come from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, Somalia and Algeria sought asylum in Serbia in 2014.
