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Germany Studying Ways to Deport Syrian Criminals, Extremists

Refugees from Syria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan wait at the first registration point for migrants in southern Germany, September 2015 (Getty Images)
Refugees from Syria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan wait at the first registration point for migrants in southern Germany, September 2015 (Getty Images)
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Germany Studying Ways to Deport Syrian Criminals, Extremists

Refugees from Syria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan wait at the first registration point for migrants in southern Germany, September 2015 (Getty Images)
Refugees from Syria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan wait at the first registration point for migrants in southern Germany, September 2015 (Getty Images)

The German Interior Ministry is studying different ways to deport Syrian criminals and extremists.

State Secretary Helmut Teichmann told the German Press Agency that the ministry had examined various options since the conference of interior ministers in autumn 2020, including the possibility of deporting criminals and people who have given a false identity to “parts of the country that are not controlled by the Syrian army.”

Teichmann said they are also considering whether to exempt convicted Syrians serving their remaining sentence.

"The prerequisite for this is, of course, in each individual case that the public prosecutor agrees."

According to The Federal Ministry of Interior, 347 Syrians received financial support from Germany in 2019 to return home.

Last year, despite the coronavirus pandemic, 83 people returned to Syria with state aid. In the first five months of this year, 42 Syrians also received helped to return.

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13 Killed in India Floods

Rescuers use machinery to sift through debris on their second day of mission following Tuesday’s landslides at Chooralmala, Wayanad district, Kerala state, India, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP)
Rescuers use machinery to sift through debris on their second day of mission following Tuesday’s landslides at Chooralmala, Wayanad district, Kerala state, India, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP)
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13 Killed in India Floods

Rescuers use machinery to sift through debris on their second day of mission following Tuesday’s landslides at Chooralmala, Wayanad district, Kerala state, India, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP)
Rescuers use machinery to sift through debris on their second day of mission following Tuesday’s landslides at Chooralmala, Wayanad district, Kerala state, India, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP)

Monsoon downpours caused flash floods that killed 13 people in India's Himalayan foothills, officials said Friday, with helicopters rescuing hundreds stranded near a renowned Hindu shrine.
Flooding and landslides are common and cause widespread devastation during India's treacherous monsoon season, but experts say climate change is increasing their frequency and severity.
Thirteen deaths have been reported across the northern state of Uttarakhand so far, disaster official Vinod Kumar Suman told AFP.
District officials said around 700 people were rescued by airlift while traveling to Kedarnath temple, a popular pilgrimage destination dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva.
"We are flying multiple choppers to bring down the pilgrims who were on their way," Suman said.
The temple sits nearly 3,600 meters (11,800 feet) above sea level and access is only possible in the summer via a grueling 22-kilometer (14-mile) uphill trek.
It is thronged by thousands of pilgrims each year at a time when the annual monsoon downpours are at their peak.
Monsoon rains across the region from June to September offer respite from the summer heat and are crucial to replenishing water supplies.
They are also vital for agriculture, and therefore the livelihoods of millions of farmers and food security for South Asia's nearly two billion people.
More than 200 people were killed in the southern state of Kerala this week when landslides hit villages and tea plantations, with search and rescue operations ongoing.
Two others were killed this week in neighboring Himachal Pradesh state, where rescuers are still searching for more than two dozen reported missing.