Netherlands Rescues 36 Afghans from Drifting Boat, Arrests Two on Smuggling Suspicions
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Dutch authorities rescued 36 Afghan migrants from an inflatable boat stranded off the country’s southern coast early on Saturday and arrested two Sudanese nationals suspected of human smuggling, officials said. The rescue operation took place near the coastal town of Breskens in Zeeland province, about 250 km (155 miles) south of Amsterdam, after authorities received reports of a boat drifting in the North Sea, Doron Wallien, a spokesperson for the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, told The Associated Press. The…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Dutch rescue of 36 Afghans and the arrest of two Sudanese suspects; it gives a total of 38 migrants, which is a detail rather than a conflict with Report 1's count of 36 Afgha
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