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95 Africans infiltrate into Yemen
[The Source: mukalla/hadhramaut.info/sabanews.com - 21/04/2010]
About 95 Africans have sneaked to Yemeni lands in the recent few days including 9 Ethiopians arrested in Taiz province.
The remaining were all Somalis and they arrived at Burum coast, Hadramout, according the Interior Ministry's Information Center.They included 27 women and 6 children.They were assembled and handed to the UNHCR.The UNHCR said this month that the flow of African refugees, mostly from Horn of Africa countries, decreased this year though authorities continued to arrest infiltrators.In recent years, thousands of African displaced people crossed to Yemen almost daily, affecting the country's social structure, fragile economy and national security. According to official statistics there are more than 800000 African refugees in Yemen.
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