38 asylum seekers arrested by navy

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A group of 38 people in a fishing trawler was taken into custody by the Navy off Galle while attempting to sail to Australia illegally, police said.

They said that the group comprised 35 Tamils, two Sinhalese and a Muslim. They were residents of the Mahabage, Ampara, Trincomalee, Vavuniya, Kilinochchi, Beruwala, Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Puttalam and Kalmunai areas.

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38 asylum seekers arrested by navy

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