Friday, May 22, 2009
AP - Monday, May 18JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian police say they have detained 21 illegal migrants from Afghanistan who left their war-torn homeland in search of assistance and work.
Col. Rohmad Nur Said, a local police chief in northwestern Riau province, says they were picked up Thursday after their bus had an accident. None of the migrants was injured.
He said Sunday the 20 men and one woman told police they were headed to Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, to seek help from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and find employment.
Last week Indonesian authorities arrested a group of 28 Afghans who were trying to reach Australia with the help of people smugglers.
Indonesia is an increasingly popular transit point for illegal migrants from countries of conflict like Afghanistan and Iraq.
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