They wanted the cruise ship they saved, not leaving: Now the police have forced hundreds of Syrian refugees in Cyprus, to disembark. They are housed in an army camp west of Nicosia.

The Cyprus Police has hundreds of refugees from Syria forced to leave the cruise liner “Salamis Filoxenia” in the port of Limassol. As the news page “Famagusta Gazette” reports had been decided after negotiations in the night to escort the refugees to disembark. The refugees were taken on Thursday about 50 nautical miles south-west of Cyprus in heavy seas on board the Cypriot ship. Your cutter had previously sent a distress signal.

Upon arrival in Limassol refused the majority of the refugees to go ashore. According to police, leaving only 65 refugees the ship. They demanded to be taken to Italy, as the Cypriot state television reported on Friday.
For the treatment of Syrians held in the night to Friday in Port doctors, nurses and staff of the Red Cross ready. A passenger of the cruise ship reported that the refugees were started by its own account of Syria and spent three days at sea. The captain had left the refugee boat down.

The refugees originate, according to estimates by the authorities mostly from Syria. Among them are many families and more than 50 children. The refugees will be taken to a refugee camp west of the capital Nicosia.

The number of refugees who are trying to unsafe boats to get from Africa to Europe is increasing. Due to the conflicts in the Middle East and in Eastern and Central Africa, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), about 3000 people lost this year, according killed. Europe reacts with foreclosure.

Due to the delayed Continuation of the cruise ship threatened his business losses amounting to several hundred thousand euros, said company chief Vassiliou. About 300 Russian tourists who had the “Salamis Filoxenia” in the evening towards Israel to expire, were initially accommodated in hotels in Limassol.

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