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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