Saturday, July 23, 2011

UN report: Syrian refugees numbers are inflated!

"...The United Nations Refugee Agency Friday disputed recent media reports that had suggested hundreds of Syrians have fled to Lebanon over the past few days.
The latest UNCHR update on the refugee situation in Lebanon says that only 13 families have been identified as having recently fled from Syria, with 150 displaced people having arrived over the last two weeks.
The report states that there are currently around 2,300 Syrian refugees in Lebanon, compared to 5,000 in May. ..."

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