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Associated Press: Turkey stops hundreds of Syrians on Black Sea

Published Sept. 10, 2017 at 5:49 pm

Syrian refugees arrive at the Kokkinotrimithia refugee camp, some 20 kilometres outside the Cypriot capital Nicosia, on Sept. 10 after they were rescued off the northwestern coast of the island. Cypriot authorities brought ashore more than 300 Syrian refugees after spotting two boats in open water off the northwest coast of the Mediterranean island, police said.

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NICOSIA — The Latest on Europe’s response to the large numbers of refugees and migrants trying to reach the continent (all times local):

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Turkish authorities say they stopped 313 migrants on the Black Sea attempting to reach Balkan countries in the last two days, suggesting the emergence of an alternative route to Europe.