190 illegal immigrants held in Lombok

Thu, 06 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The West Nusa Tenggara Police
have taken 190 illegal immigrants into custody here, in
preparation for sending them to Jakarta.

Adj. Comr. Tri Budi Pangastuti, spokesman for the provincial
police, said here on Wednesday that the refugees, who mostly
hailed from Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq, were being held at
several locations in the province.

"The refugees will be sent to Jakarta with the help of
International Organization for Migration and the UN High
Commission for Refugees," he said.

He said a number of Afghan refugees had asked to be
repatriated following the latest developments in their homeland.
--Antara

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