Greece says over 100 migrants are detained as officials link the surge in arrivals to Mideast wars

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Shafaq News/ Greek authorities announced on Tuesday that they had detained 107 migrants in two separate operations near the island of Crete, as the country witnesses an increase in the number of people crossing the eastern Mediterranean. The coast guard said it intercepted a Liberian-flagged ship that had departed from the Libyan city of Tobruk with 42 migrants on board. Authorities arrested two of the detainees on charges of smuggling, accordin…

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Greece detains over 100 migrants as officials link a surge in arrivals to Mideast wars

Authorities in Greece say they detained 107 migrants in two separate operations near the island of Crete. The deputy minister of maritime affairs told parliament Tuesday that authorities have been

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Greece says over 100 migrants are detained as officials link the surge in arrivals to Mideast wars

Authorities in Greece said Tuesday they detained 107 migrants in two separate operations near the island of Crete, as the country sees an increase in people trying to cross the eastern Mediterranean

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According to the coast guard, a Liberian-flagged cargo ship, the 'CL Heidi', was intercepted, which had departed the Libyan port of Tobruk with 42 male migrants. Greek authorities arrested two men accusing them of human trafficking. In a second incident, 65 migrants were found on the island of Gavdos, south of Crete, and a man needed medical assistance and was taken to a nearby hospital. The Greek Deputy Minister for Maritime Affairs, Stefanos G…

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100 migrants detained as officials link a surge in arrivals to Mideast wars

Authorities have they detained 107 migrants in two separate operations near Crete, as an official attributed an increase in people trying to cross the eastern Mediterranean to conflicts in the Middle East.