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“Stranded” refugees back in Ethiopian camps

    NAIROBI

    Kenyan refugees who were denied entry by the Kenyan government have been returned to their camps in Ethiopia, UNHCR spokesman Paul Stromberg told IRIN on Wednesday. The Kenyan authorities claim the refugees are not Kenyan. Stromberg said the refugees returned on 4 November, contrary to press reports alleging the refugees were “stranded” at the border and had appealed to the agency to relocate them. “We have received no request from the refugees for resettlement, these are Kenyan refugees,” he said. “We are waiting for a meeting with the government to iron things out.”

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