Rescued migrants disembark from cruise ship after stand off

Several hundred rescued migrants on a cruise liner in Cyprus agreed to disembark following a tense stand off with authorities.

Around 300 rescued migrants - mainly women and children - had refused to leave the cruise liner which on 25 September 2014 had rescued them from a trawler stranded in rough seas near the Mediterranean island.

The migrants had wanted to be disembarked in Italy and not at the port in Limassol in Cyprus, its final point of destination.

ESO: Background information: Europe's Deadly Borders: An Inside Look at EU's Shameful Immigration Policy http://www.europeansources.info/record/europes-deadly-borders-an-inside-look-at-eus-shameful-immigration-policy/

Deutsche Welle, 26.09.14: Rescued migrants disembark from cruise ship in Cyprus http://dw.de/p/1DLQn

The Guardian, 26.09.14: Rescued Syrians refuse to leave cruise ship after it docks in Cyprus http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/26/rescued-syrians-refuse-leave-cruise-ship-cyprus

Deutsche Welle, 26.09.14: Rescued migrants refuse to leave cruise ship in Cyprus http://dw.de/p/1DLHD

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