It was stated that 55 of the 114 refugees who arrived at the Akrotiri Base in two fishing boats about one month ago have been found suspected of being related to illegal activities and they were not accepted by the Greek Cypriot Administration and the British bases. It was also stated that the refugees will be sent back to Lebanon.
According to the Greek Cypriot daily Fileleftheros, a Greek Cypriot authority stated that studies have been conducted on how to send the refugees to Lebanon.