Turkish coastguard detains over 200 Afghan migrants heading for Europe amid rising violence in Afghanistan

Turkey’s coastguard

Turkey’s coastguard service has said it detained a boat in the Aegean Sea heading for Europe which was carrying more than 200 Afghan migrants. The vessel was believed to be en route to Italy.

A boat carrying 231 migrants, most of whom are from Afghanistan, was detained by the coastguard, Reuters and Turkish media reported on Wednesday.

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