300 illegal immigrants reach Greek island

About 300 illegal immigrants, most of them Iraqi Kurds, were believed to have come ashore on a Greek island today after being smuggled across the Aegean Sea aboard a small cargo ship, the Merchant Marine Ministry said.

Police said they had detained 112 immigrants near the seaside town of Mandoudi, about 62.5 miles northeast of Athens on the island of Evia, and were combing the countryside for the remainder.