Dutch airport fire kills 11 detainees

A FIRE roared through a prison complex at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport yesterday, killing 11 illegal immigrants awaiting deportation and injuring 15 other people.

Fri, 28 Oct, 2005 - 01:00
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The nationalities of the dead were not immediately known.

“They were illegal aliens waiting to be extradited to their countries of origin,” said Immigration Service spokesperson Martin Bruinsma.

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