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8,000 refugees have arrived in Germany

Around 8,000 people - many refugees from Syria and Iraq - have arrived in Germany following gruellin...
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7:34 AM - 6 Sep 2015



8,000 refugees have arrived in...

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8,000 refugees have arrived in Germany

TodayFM
TodayFM

7:34 AM - 6 Sep 2015



Around 8,000 people - many refugees from Syria and Iraq - have arrived in Germany following gruelling journeys by foot, bus and train.

Many had been stuck in Hungary, until officials there allowed people to leave the country and travel across the border into Austria.

This woman was at Vienna railway station to welcome the refugees, as they boarded trains onto Munich in Germany.

Meanwhile, The LÉ Niamh is expected to arrive in Sicily this morning after it rescued more than 300 refugees in the Mediterranean yesterday.

329 people were picked up - including one child - from three boats north of Tripoli.

The crew has now rescued a total of 3,43 migrants since commencing its mission in the Mediterranean.



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