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August 13, 2010

Canadian Navy Seizes Tamil Migrant Ship
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The Canadian navy has intercepted a ship carrying nearly 500 Tamils in
the Canadian province of British Columbia. The ship’s passengers are
hoping to stay in Canada after fleeing Sri Lanka, which ended a nearly
three-decade civil war with Tamil rebels last year. Canada’s public
safety minister called some of the passengers "suspected human smugglers
and terrorists." In a statement, the Canadian group No One Is Illegal
urged the Canadian government to accept the Tamils, saying, "They’ve]
survived a long and arduous journey in the hopes the Canadian state will
fully comply with its international obligations to the right to asylum."



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