Eight more Afghans join St Patrick's hunger strike

Eight more Afghan asylum-seekers have joined a hunger strike by 33 of their countrymen that began at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin yesterday.

Eight more Afghans join St Patrick's hunger strike

Eight more Afghan asylum-seekers have joined a hunger strike by 33 of their countrymen that began at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin yesterday.

The original 33, who include a diabetic blind man, entered the cathedral at around midday yesterday, saying they would refuse food and water until they were allowed to stay in Ireland.

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