Albanian ship rescues 111 migrants in the Aegean Sea
Posted Sep 21, 2019 07:51:28 AM.
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TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s Defence Ministry says one of its ships in the Aegean Sea has rescued 111 migrants trying to cross into Greece, and has handed them over to Turkish authorities.
Defence Minister Olta Xhacka on Saturday wrote on her Facebook page that the Syrian, Iraqi and Palestinian migrants were “rescued in three different operations within a few hours in the waters between Turkey and Greece.”
She added the migrants were found late Friday evening by the Oriku ship, part of Frontex, the European Union’s border control force, in two speedboats and a small boat. They were handed over to the Turkish Coast guard.”
Albania, a NATO member since 2009, is part of the Western military alliance’s maritime mission in the Aegean Sea.
The Associated Press
