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Thu, 05/07/2009 - 14:56
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Over 80 Somalis reach Thubab coast

TAIZ, May 06 (Saba) - Around 88 Somali refugees, including 29 women, have reached to Thubab coast in Taiz province, Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.

In collaboration with the Yemeni Red Crescent, the refugees were gathered by the
security bodies in order to send them later to the main comp of refugees at Kharaz
area in Lahj province.

The number of Somalis who reached the coastal governorates of Yemen last month was
1875, including 445 women and 71 children.

It is worth mentioning that the number of Somalis who reached Yemen during the
period of January-April was 9000 refugees, according to the Ministry's statistics.

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