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224 people returned to the border after operation in Djibouti

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Djiboutian gendarmes arrested 224 people in an irregular situation in Ambouli and Djebel, two districts of the capital, during an operation on Saturday. After receiving humanitarian assistance, those arrested were taken to the border in gendarmerie vehicles, the Djiboutian Information Agency (ADI) reports.

Djiboutian gendarmes arrested 224 people in an irregular situation on Saturday during a control operation in the Ambouli and Djebel districts of Djibouti, the Djiboutian Information Agency (ADI) reports. The operation began at 6am.

Officers from the National Gendarmerie’s Judicial Group, supported by the Mobile Gendarmerie, targeted several homes identified as having housed people in an irregular situation. Those arrested received humanitarian assistance before being taken to the border in gendarmerie vehicles.

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