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5,000 Syrian refugees return home from Turkey

Arab World Materials 3 July 2011 22:17 (UTC +04:00)
Number of Syrian people who escaped from the violence in their country and took shelter in Turkey dropped to 10,227 as of Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported.
5,000 Syrian refugees return home from Turkey

Number of Syrian people who escaped from the violence in their country and took shelter in Turkey dropped to 10,227 as of Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported.

According to a statement released by the Turkish Prime Ministry Disaster & Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD), a total of 15,228 Syrian nationals have fled to Turkey and 5,001 of them have returned to their country until today.

As of today, a total of 10,227 Syrians are staying at tent-camps in Turkey, the statement said.

AFAD said Syrians were staying in five temporary tent-sites set up by Turkish Red Crescent in Altinozu, Yayladagi and Reyhanli towns of Turkey's southern province of Hatay.

Hundreds of people have been killed during pro-democracy protests in Syria since January 2011.

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