Turkish Police Arrest 579 Illegal Migrants In Istanbul

ISTANBUL - Turkish police arrested 579 illegal migrants in Istanbul in the last one week, sources said on Friday.
Sources told A.A correspondent that the captured illegal migrants were of Pakistani, Afghan, Indian, Bangladeshi, Iraqi and Palestinian origins who entered Turkey illegally.
The same sources said that 379 of the illegal migrants were deported, and work was under way to deport the other 200.
(BRC) 17.09.2004