{"id":10322,"date":"2016-05-24T08:02:39","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T12:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/?p=10322"},"modified":"2016-05-24T08:02:39","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T12:02:39","slug":"eritreans-ethiopian-and-sudanese-among-28-illegal-immigrants-arrested-hiding-in-refrigerated-truck-in-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/10322","title":{"rendered":"Eritreans, Ethiopian and Sudanese Among 28 Illegal Immigrants Arrested Hiding in Refrigerated Truck in Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/98701437_Portsmouth-large_trans-eo_i_u9APj8RuoebjoAHt0k9u7HhRJvuo-ZLenGRumA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-10323 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/98701437_Portsmouth-large_trans-eo_i_u9APj8RuoebjoAHt0k9u7HhRJvuo-ZLenGRumA-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"98701437_Portsmouth-large_trans++eo_i_u9APj8RuoebjoAHt0k9u7HhRJvuo-ZLenGRumA\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/98701437_Portsmouth-large_trans-eo_i_u9APj8RuoebjoAHt0k9u7HhRJvuo-ZLenGRumA-300x188.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/98701437_Portsmouth-large_trans-eo_i_u9APj8RuoebjoAHt0k9u7HhRJvuo-ZLenGRumA-220x138.jpg 220w, http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/98701437_Portsmouth-large_trans-eo_i_u9APj8RuoebjoAHt0k9u7HhRJvuo-ZLenGRumA.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Officials in Britain have arrested 28 illegal African immigrants who were found hiding in the back of a refrigerated lorry.<\/p>\n<p>Police reportedly discovered the truck at a lorry park located in Portsmouth, Hampshire this week.<\/p>\n<p>Officials reportedly stopped the articulated truck on Walton Road, Drayton on Saturday before finding the immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>During a search of the truck, 11 Eritreans, 10 Sudanese and seven Ethiopians nationals were found.<\/p>\n<p>The Home Office only released the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.portsmouth.co.uk\/news\/home-office-reveals-nationalities-of-28-illegal-immigrants-found-in-portsmouth-1-7397838\">nationalities<\/a> of the immigrants on Tuesday following calls from Portsmouth South MP Flick Drummond.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the vehicle, which is suspected to have been coming from France, is a 61-year-old from the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<p>An ambulance team provided the group of immigrants, which included men and women, with medical treatment before they were taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p>One male migrant reportedly needed urgent medical attention and was transferred to the Queen Alexandrian Hospital. A minor, who was part of the group, has been taken to social services.<\/p>\n<p>The Border Force detained the group on suspicion of being in the UK illegally. Reports indicate that their status as asylum seekers is now being assessed by British officials.<\/p>\n<p>The bus driver was also arrested on suspicion of aiding asylum seekers to enter the UK. He has since made bail.<\/p>\n<p>The case, which will be dealt by immigration officials, may resume in August.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of migrants from Africa and the Middle East continue to enter Europe via the Mediterranean Sea. Besides Syrians, East Africans make the largest immigrant population.<\/p>\n<p>People from Eritrea, Sudan, and Somalia reportedly make up a large percent of the immigrants entering Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of people have died trying to enter Europe illegally. The United Nations (UN) has revealed that in 2015, about 190,799 people arrived in Europe via the sea &#8211; while 1,375 died or went missing.<\/p>\n<p>Europe is struggling to deal with the refugee crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Hampshire Police\/The Telegraph<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials in Britain have arrested 28 illegal African immigrants who were found hiding in the back of a refrigerated lorry. Police reportedly discovered the truck at a lorry park located in Portsmouth, Hampshire this week. 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