333 immigrants captured en route from Turkey to Italy
MERSİN – Anadolu Agency
Turkish coast guard units have captured 333 migrants, mostly Syrian refugees, in a boat as they were attempting to sail to Europe.
The coast guard’s Mediterranean region command staged the operation late on Jan. 18, capturing 333 migrants on a boat off the southern province of Mersin.
The Mersin Governor’s Office said in a statement that it detected that merchant ships have often been used for the transition of migrants from Turkey to European countries in recent months.