Cyprus says it cannot cope with migrant influx

The interior minister of the Republic of Cyprus says the island cannot host more economic migrants as another boatload of refugees arrived on Tuesday, clarifying that authorities would not send back those whose lives may be in danger.
A vessel carrying a total of 101 presumptive refugees from Syria reached Cyprus on Tuesday afternoon, after it was spotted some 30 nautical miles east of Cape Greco in the late morning.
According to the Cyprus News Agency, there were 13 adult females on board, 43 children, and 45 adult males.
CNA also quoted officials saying some of the passengers on board the vessel were on a journey from Syria through Turkey to reunite with their families in Cyprus, while four pregnant women and nine unaccompanied minors were among the passengers.
The presumptive refugees were escorted to a reception facility in Kokkinotrimithia, rural Nicosia,...

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