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| Kostas Karidakis, a spokesman at the merchant marine ministry, said the authorities had been "led to the Englishman by members of his human cargo who were picked up wandering around the island". The Greek-flagged vessel was 15 metres (49 feet) long and "no wider than most yachts", he said. "They must have been packed in." |
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| Police on Aegina refused to comment on Mr Wood's version of events. A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed that Mr Wood was being given consular assistance. Greece, an EU member, has signed a treaty with Turkey which requires it to take back illegal immigrants. With its long coastline, Greece is widely viewed as the easiest back door entrance to the West. |
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