Fed: Border protection intercepts another asylum seeker boat

AAP General News (Australia)
04-09-2010
Fed: Border protection intercepts another asylum seeker boat

CANBERRA, April 9 AAP - Border Protection Command has a boarded a boat carrying 70
asylum passengers near Christmas Island.

The passengers were rescued from their floundering vessel after it issued a distress
call on Thursday, saying its engine had failed.

It is the 38th asylum seeker boat arrival in Australian waters so far this year.

Details of the interception were released shortly before the start of a government
press conference in Canberra which is expected to detail new arrangements for processing
asylum seekers and border security measures.

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KEYWORD: BOAT ARRIVAL

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