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The Cypriot coastguard rescued around 150 migrants from three boats east of the island on Monday, in the latest rescues that came a day after 272 people were picked up from unseaworthy boats. Monday’s rescue operation took place in the sea off Cape Greco, Phileleftheros newspaper reported, citing the authorities. Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulidis called an emergency meeting of the National Security Council for Tuesday amid a greater number seeking to make the journey from Lebanon to Cyprus, according to the authorities. It came after 272 people who had set sail from Lebanon were rescued o…

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