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POLICE IN MEDAN ARREST 26 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM AFGHANISTAN
Medan, Indonesia, Jan 30 (ANTARA) - Police in Medan, North Sumatra, on Saturday arrested 26 illegal immigrants from Afghanistan.
The immigrants were arrested in Pasar III area on Jalan Datuk Kabu, Percut Sei Tuan, Deli Serdang, according to a source.
The immigrants were undergoing questioning at the police station in Medan.
One of them, Zaki, said they arrived in Medan on Saturday in the waters he did not know its name.
He said they fled Afghanistan because they could no longer stand the situation there. They had chosen Indonesia because they considered it being actively involved in international peace processes.
"Indonesia is also considered a safe country," he said.***
The immigrants were arrested in Pasar III area on Jalan Datuk Kabu, Percut Sei Tuan, Deli Serdang, according to a source.
The immigrants were undergoing questioning at the police station in Medan.
One of them, Zaki, said they arrived in Medan on Saturday in the waters he did not know its name.
He said they fled Afghanistan because they could no longer stand the situation there. They had chosen Indonesia because they considered it being actively involved in international peace processes.
"Indonesia is also considered a safe country," he said.***
