Australian Authorities Intercept Boat Carrying Asylum Seekers
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Australian customs officials intercepted a boat of asylum seekers off the northwest coast of Christmas Island on Monday.
The boat was carrying 55 passengers and two crew members. Their nationalities are not known.
The asylum seekers were taken to Christmas Island for medical checks and to be detained there until they can be flown to a third country. They will be flown to Malaysia or Papua New Guinea under the Australian government's new plan to process all asylum-seekers arriving by boat off shore.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard's government has been struggling to handle the flow of illegal immigrants. Violence has escalated in detention centers on the Australian mainland where the asylum seekers are temporarily housed.
Australia currently has more than 6,000 asylum seekers in detention, originating from countries including Iran, Iraq, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
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Australian customs officials intercepted a boat of asylum seekers off the northwest coast of Christmas Island on Monday.
The boat was carrying 55 passengers and two crew members. Their nationalities are not known.
The asylum seekers were taken to Christmas Island for medical checks and to be detained there until they can be flown to a third country. They will be flown to Malaysia or Papua New Guinea under the Australian government's new plan to process all asylum-seekers arriving by boat off shore.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard's government has been struggling to handle the flow of illegal immigrants. Violence has escalated in detention centers on the Australian mainland where the asylum seekers are temporarily housed.
Australia currently has more than 6,000 asylum seekers in detention, originating from countries including Iran, Iraq, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.