Lankan refugee ship reach Canada
August 13, 2010 08:26 pm
Hundreds of Sri Lankan asylum seekers on board a cargo ship arrived at a
naval base in western
The MV Sun Sea, which
Buses with blacked-out windows stood ready to transport the migrants to holding jails. Officials said a quarantined ward was prepared in a hospital for any sick travellers.
Canada’s public safety minister Vic Toews said Thursday there were 490 people aboard the ship, possibly including members of the banned Tamil Tiger rebels.
The ship had reportedly been on sea for 90 days and was deterred by
Canadian Tamils have urged their adopted country to accept the asylum
seekers, saying that the minority group faces continued difficulties in
Sinhalese-majority
Despite concerns about
AFP