(Yle) Two Finnish children from the al-Hol refugee camp are in the care of Finnish authorities and en route to Finland on Saturday evening, the Foreign Ministry’s Under Secretary of State Pekka Puustinen said at a press conference on Saturday just after 8pm.
Puustinen said the operation to repatriate the two children began on Monday when officials learned they were in a particularly vulnerable position.
“Thirty Finnish children are still at the camp and preparations for aiding them continue,” he said.
To ensure the children’s safety and privacy, the Foreign Ministry said it would not release any further details. It also stated it would not provide any information regarding measures taken by Finnish authorities abroad to access the children.
