(ANSA) - ROME, MARCH 15 - Greece has carried out the transfer of 450 migrants, who have attempted to reach the island of Lesvos, to a facility near Athens. Local media refer to the authorities. A ship with migrants on board has docked in a port near Athens and migrants will be transferred to a facility north of the capital pending their expulsion. Immigrants were arrested on March 1st, a few days after Turkey announced the opening of borders for millions of migrants. As a response, Greece suspended all asylum applications for a month and imprisoned refugees migrants who tried to cross the border from Turkey.
Migrants: Greece, 450 transferred to Athens
2020-03-15T13:43:21.472Z
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Greece carried out the transfer of 450 migrants, who attempted to reach the island of Lesvos, to a facility near Athens. The local media reported that they cite the authorities. (HANDLE)