KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 140 illegal asylum-seekers, including Afghan nationals, have been arrested in Turkey.
Turkish security forces identified and detained 122 foreign nationals during an operation in Edirne province. They were trying to cross the country’s border illegally, Anadolu news agency reported.
The refugees are citizens of Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. They have been transferred to the immigration office of this province.
According to another report, about 18 more illegal Afghan immigrants were held during an operation in Çanakkale province of Turkey.
The source said five women, six men and seven children were among the detainees . . .
