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Erdogan tells Turkish coastguard to stop migrants

Crossing is too dangerous

07 March, 16:00
(ANSA-AFP) - ANKARA, 07 MAR - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the Turkish coastguard to prevent migrants crossing the Aegean sea because of the risks, officials said. "On the orders of the president... permission will not be given for migrants to cross the Aegean sea because it is dangerous," the coastguard tweeted on Friday. "The approach of not intervening against migrants wishing to leave Turkey remains in practice but this (new) approach covers sea crossings because of the dangers," it added in another tweet. ANSA-AFP).

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