Boat intercepted with Haitians in Bahamas
Published:Monday | April 22, 2013 | 1:35 PM
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force yesterday intercepted a boat carrying 30 Haitian migrants, including five children, off Exuma Cays in the central Bahamas.
It said that the Haitian migrants had been taken to the capital where they were met by immigration officials and Red Cross volunteers.
They will eventually be sent back to Haiti.
Military spokesman Origin Deleveaux said the boat also carried one woman and 24 men when it was intercepted on Sunday.
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