Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 12
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Istanbul police have detained 40 illegal migrants, Trend reports referring to Turkish media.
The detainees had planned to move to Europe.
There are Algerian, Palestinian and Libyan citizens among the illegal migrants.
Some of the detainees are women and children.
Turkish Coast Guard had earlier detained 223 illegal migrants in the country's Edirne province on the border with Greece.
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