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June 8, 2022

Lebanon Arrests 64 Attempting to Sail to Europe
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The Lebanese military says that it arrested 64 people on Tuesday as they
attempted to sail from northern Lebanon to Europe to seek refuge. The
group was made up of people from Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. They were
taken into custody before their boat could set sail from a point near
the Lebanese city of Tripoli. This comes just weeks after a boat
carrying more than 60 capsized off the coast of Tripoli, killing at
least seven and leaving many others missing. Many have fled Lebanon
since the country's economic collapse began in 2019, leading to severe
shortages in fuel, medicine and food.


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