France opens doors to 200 refugees from Syria and Iraq

English.news.cn 2015-09-11 08:13:14

France opened its doors on Wednesday to 200 refugees from Syria and Iraq, the first slice of 24,000 asylum seekers that French President Francois Hollande pledged to take in the next two years.

Refugees from Syria and Iraq are seen at the Hubert Renaud center in Cergy-Pontoise near Paris, France, on Sept. 10, 2015. France opened its doors on Wednesday to 200 refugees from Syria and Iraq, the first slice of 24,000 asylum seekers that French President Francois Hollande pledged to take in the next two years. (Xinhua/Zheng Bin)

PARIS, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- France opened its doors on Wednesday to 200 refugees from Syria and Iraq, the first slice of 24,000 asylum seekers that French President Francois Hollande pledged to take in the next two years.

Earlier on Wednesday, 53 refugees arrived at Champagne-sur-Seine, east Paris, and they would be sheltered by the Red Cross. Forty-six others who came from Germany were hosted in Cergy, northern suburbs of the French capital where they would stay at least for two months.Full Story

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France opens doors to 200 refugees from Syria and Iraq

English.news.cn | 2015-09-11 08:13:14 | Editor: Mengjie

France opened its doors on Wednesday to 200 refugees from Syria and Iraq, the first slice of 24,000 asylum seekers that French President Francois Hollande pledged to take in the next two years.

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