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[01] Missing Afghan boy, 11, turns up safe in PatrasAn 11-year-old Afghan youth who disappeared from a UN-run refugee centre on the island of Crete on Monday was discovered unharmed on Wednesday on the Greek mainland, and specifically in the western port city of Patras.The boy's disappearance had triggered a Europe-wide Amber Alert. The 11-year-old reportedly told authorities that he left the Anogeia, Crete region to seek out a friend that had also left the juvenile refugee centre for Patras -- a port viewed as a "gateway" towards western Europe by Third World illegal migrants. The youth is one of 25 minors hosted at the centre, operated under the auspices of the UN High Commission for Refugees and renovated from a dormitory owned by the National Youth Foundation. More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |