ABYAN, Feb. 09 (Saba) - Security authorities have managed to arrest about 168 Africans, 101 were Ethiopians, in province of Abyan, Taiz, Hadramout and Raymah, Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.

In Abyan province, about 93 Ethiopians, six of them were women, and 17 Somali refugees, including seven women and two children, all of them were arrested in Ahwar coast.

On the other hand, security authorities in Taiz province have arrested eight Ethiopians in Ataezyah district, who have entered the country illegally.

In Hadramout province, security authorities said that about 34 Somalia refugees including 12 women and two children arrived on Monday to Broom coast of Hadramout province.

The refugees were all sent, under the supervision of UNHCR, to the camp in Mayfa'ah district in Shabwa province.

In related news, the security authorities in Raymah province have arrested 16 Somalia refugees have registration cards issued by the UNHCR office in Aden province.

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