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Hundreds of migrants reach Greek islands over weekend

Hundreds of migrants reach Greek islands over weekend

Nearly 500 undocumented migrants landed on the islands of the eastern Aegean over the weekend, according to police figures made public on Monday.

Specifically, a total of 493 migrants arrived on Greek shores from neighboring Turkey between Friday morning and Monday morning.

Of the 493, 305 landed on Lesvos, 29 on Chios and 159 on Samos.

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