Egypt get hold of boats carrying over 200 immigrants

Defence and Security

The Egyptian navy has detained three fishing vessels in the Mediterranean carrying 228 refugees and 17 crew members are taken under arrest, the military said news on Sunday.

“Naval forces, as part of their duty to secure the Mediterranean coastline, stippled three doubtful fishing boats off the seashore of Alexandria,” the armystated on its Facebook page.

“While checking them, they found, along with 17 crew members, 228 people of diverse nationalities who were trying to migrateillegitimately from Egypt,” the report said. Read complete story athttp://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/egypt-get-hold-boats-carrying-over-200-immigrants-1555.php