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Rescued Syrians refuse to leave cruise ship after it docks in Cyprus
Source: Guardian
More than 300 people, apparently asylum seekers fleeing Syria, have refused to leave a cruise ship that rescued them from a small boat off Cyprus, a cruise line official said on Thursday.
The managing director of Salamis Cruise Lines, Kikis Vasiliou, said the people insisted they be taken to Italy instead.
“The authorities, they have to decide what they want to do,” Vasiliou told reporters in the port of Limassol.
“We did our outmost to save their lives, to give them food, support and now they want to destroy this company,” he said.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/26/rescued-syrians-refuse-leave-cruise-ship-cyprus
They want to go Italy. This partly associated with EU immigration rules concerning point of first landing / entry.
