France and Britain send Afghans back on joint flight

France and Britain will send a plane carrying Afghan nationals back to their country this week as part of a new European crackdown on illegal immigration, the French Interior Ministry said today.

France and Britain send Afghans back on joint flight
Tue, 26 Jul, 2005 - 15:24

France and Britain will send a plane carrying Afghan nationals back to their country this week as part of a new European crackdown on illegal immigration, the French Interior Ministry said today.

About 40 illegal immigrants will be on board the joint flight, the ministry said. The time and place of take-off were not released.

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