Mediterranean migrants should be turned back: UK minister

[WorldNews]

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Migrants who attempt to reach the European Union by crossing the Mediterranean should be turned back, the British interior minister wrote in an article on Wednesday. The comments come amid a European Union row over how to address a crisis that has seen thousands of migrants drown fleeing conflict and poverty in North Africa and the Middle East. Home Secretary Theresa May said a mooted proposal for European countries to accept a binding quota of refugees would only encourage more to make the dangerous sea crossing. "The EU should work to establish safe landing sites in North Africa, underpinned by an active programme of returns," May said in an opinion piece in The Times.

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