Africans detained by border guards

Africans detained by border guards
Updated 14 September 2016
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Africans detained by border guards

Africans detained by border guards

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s border guards have detained a total of 66 people who attempted to enter the country using wooden boats on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Marine Col. Gen. Mohammed Saher Al-Harbi, spokesman for the Border Guards, said staff in the Makkah province stopped 20 Sudanese, 10 Nigerians, 12 Ethiopians, and 24 Chadians. There were 23 women and 21 children on the boats.