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Xenios Zeus continues

A total of 323 migrants were temporarily detained by police in central Athens on Friday as part of the ongoing Xenios Zeus operation aimed at curbing illegal immigration, police said over the weekend.

According to a police statement, 10 of the detainees were arrested after being unable to present documents proving legal residence in the country.

So far, 28,606 migrants have been questioned by police officers as part of Xenios Zeus, while 2,598 have been arrested on charges of unlawful residence.

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