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title: "Illegal Migrants Caught In Gallipoli On The Way To Greece"
date: "2015-07-02 11:08:01"
author: "DHA"
tags: "İstanbul"
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# Illegal Migrants Caught In Gallipoli On The Way To Greece
\- Twenty-three illegal immigrants have been detained while hoping to cross the Agean Sea to Greece, authorities in Gallipoli province said.
According to the local police, following a tip-off a minibus was stopped in the area, the immigrants all Burmese, were taken to the Removal Center in the city.
Police say the driver has escaped and a search is underway to capture him.
Canakkale- located in the West Coast of Turkey- is a convenient route for illegal immigrants wishing to cross to the Greek island of Lesbos.
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