Somalia: Puntland Police Detain 113 Would-Be Migrants

Security forces in Bossaso, the commercial capital of Somalia's Puntland state have arrested at least 113 illegal immigrants who wanted to take the dangerous voyage across the Gulf of Aden into Yemen, Radio Garowe reports.

The immigrants, comprising of 103 Ethiopians and 10 Somalis were in overcrowded boats when the forces caught up with them off the coast of Bandar Ziyada coastal village, near Bossaso.

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