Bodies of 18 dead Iraqi refugees to arrive in Baghdad
Baghdad International Airport file photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Saturday, the bodies of 18 Iraqi refugees, which were drowned in Greece, arrived at the Baghdad International Airport.
The reporter of IraqiNews.com said, that the Baghdad International Airport has received, this afternoon, a plane carrying the bodies of 18 Iraqi refugees that were drowned while trying to reach Greece.
The reporter added that the ceremony took place in the presence of Deputy Foreign Minister Nizar Khair Allah.
The Ministry of Displacement and Migration expressed last August its concern about the increase in the number of Iraqi refugees and illegal immigrants.