FED: 200 Afghans break out of Nauru centre, but marched back in
Two hundred Afghanis broke out of an Australian detention centre on Nauru yesterday,only to be marched back in the front gate by local police.
The Australian says the breakout happened as news arrived on Nauru that only sevenof the 292 Afghan asylum seekers had initially been declared genuine refugees.
The disturbance came as Immigration Minister PHILIP RUDDOCK said he would visit Afghanistanto determine if it is safe to send asylum seekers home.
The newspaper says the breakout through the front gate of the low-security compoundhappened at midnight on Monday.
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KEYWORD: BOAT BREAKOUT (SYDNEY)
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