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Aussies Stop 'Asylum Boat'

60 suspected asylum-seekers to be sent to Christmas Island detention center

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 16, 2009 6:06 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Australian navy stopped a vessel carrying 58 suspected asylum-seekers off the country's northwest coast today, the BBC reports. It was the fourth such boat stopped in the area in under a week. The passengers will be sent to a detention center on Christmas Island,...   Read full story »

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