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| Greek police crack down on illegal immigration | Greek police crack down on illegal immigration |
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| Greek police say they have made more than 3,000 arrests over the past month in a campaign to hold and deport illegal immigrants. | Greek police say they have made more than 3,000 arrests over the past month in a campaign to hold and deport illegal immigrants. |
| A police statement says nearly 17,000 people were temporarily detained in the greater Athens area since the drive started on 4 August, with 2,144 of those arrested. | A police statement says nearly 17,000 people were temporarily detained in the greater Athens area since the drive started on 4 August, with 2,144 of those arrested. |
| Debt-crippled Greece is the main gateway to the European Union for illegal immigrants, most of whom come from Asia and Africa. The influx of immigrants has fuelled racist rhetoric and violence. | Debt-crippled Greece is the main gateway to the European Union for illegal immigrants, most of whom come from Asia and Africa. The influx of immigrants has fuelled racist rhetoric and violence. |
| Hundreds of thousands have entered Greece in recent years, and officials said on Wednesday some 400 were illegally crossing the land border with Turkey every day before the clampdown. | Hundreds of thousands have entered Greece in recent years, and officials said on Wednesday some 400 were illegally crossing the land border with Turkey every day before the clampdown. |
| The Turkish border influx has dropped considerably by 84%, the police statement said, with 1,121 illegal immigrants arrested at the border crossings over the past month, compared to 6,991 a year earlier. | The Turkish border influx has dropped considerably by 84%, the police statement said, with 1,121 illegal immigrants arrested at the border crossings over the past month, compared to 6,991 a year earlier. |
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