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NZ bound asylum seekers arrested

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A group of 75 would-be asylum seekers including six children were taken into custody by the Police in the  Moragolla, Beruwela area while trying to flee to New Zealand illegally  yesterday, police said.

They said those arrested were from the  Batticaloa and Valachchenai areas.



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