EDIRNE - Security forces captured 66 foreigners who were trying to proceed abroad illegally in northwestern Edirne province in the last two days.
A total of 66 Afghans, Tunisians, Iraqis, Somalians, Nepalese, Mauritanians, Sri Lankans, Liberians, Chinese, Moroccans, Congolese, Nigerians and Bangladeshis who were trying to proceed to European countries via Greece and Bulgaria illegally were captured in Ipsala and Meric towns of Edirne in the last two days.
Foreigners will be deported after legal procedures.
(GC-AÖ) 02.01.2004