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Security plan to face African refugees influx to Yemen

security plan that will help the security forces to deal with theinflux of African refugees to Yemen.

The plan will be effective as of September 1, 2008 and will aim toprevent African refugees from reaching the Yemen territorial waters.

The plan will be implemented in cooperation with the International Coalition Forces, international organizations and neighboringcountries.

Yemen receives many African refugees fleeing poverty and fighting in their countries. Those refugees arrive in the country on smugglingboats.

Some of these refugees die drowning as boat owners force them toswim to reach land and sometimes boats capsize.

In the recent years, refugee numbers have increased the issuewhich Yemen says lead to economic problems.

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