EGYPT-ISRAEL: Government says it deported African migrants

EILAT Monday, September 08, 2008 (IRIN) - Israel deported to Egypt 91 illegal African migrants in four operations coordinated during the last two weeks of August, the State Attorney's Office said on 1 September. A spokesman for the Israeli military, which patrols the state's borders, said it had returned them on government orders in line with the bilateral agreement signed with the Egyptian government. However, rights groups are concerned that some were not given a chance to claim asylum in...