Shipwreck Kurds ask for asylum

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Series Details 19.2.01
Publication Date 19/02/2001
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All 910 Kurdish refugees rescued after their ship was deliberately run aground in southern France at the weekend have asked for political asylum. The French Government, while promising a “humanitarian welcome”, says it will evaluate asylum requests on a case-by-case basis.

Source Link http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1178000/1178277.stm
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