fri 11 dec 2015, 07:46

Syrian refugees landed in Toronto

TORONTO –

The first flight with Syrian refugees in Canada arrived. Prime minister Justin Trudeau waited for the aircraft at the airport of Toronto, on when Thursday evening (Canadian time) landed.

Enkele zojuist aangekomen vluchtelingen maken een selfie met de Canadese Premier Justin Trudeau er ook op. Trudeau wachtte het toestel op het vliegveld van Toronto op toen dit donderdagavond laat (Canadese tijd) landde.

Some of the newly arrived refugees make a selfie with the Canadian Prime minister Justin Trudeau also. Trudeau waited for the aircraft at the airport of Toronto, on when Thursday evening (Canadian time) landed.
Photo: AP

About three hundred Syrian refugees come with two military flights to Canada. The first plane with 163 migrants came Thursday in Toronto, the second lands Saturday in Montreal.

Canada takes less refugees than the 25,000 that the country previously had promised. According to Trudeau are 25.000 refugees taken care of, but it happens, partly in 2016. There is then more time for the migrants to screening. The premier announced that by the end of this year 10,000 refugees are taken care of. At the end of February next year, the other to 15,000 are included.

The record of 25,000 Syrians was an electoral promise of Trudeau, who in early november was sworn.