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Dozens of children return from their summer holidays to refugee camps and liberated territories

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Madrid (Spain), September 2, 2018 (SPS) - Dozens of children on Sunday left Barajas International Airport in Madrid, Spain, towards the refugee camps and liberated territories of Western Sahara.
The children left on two direct flights to Tindouf, where they were paid farewell representative of the Frente POLISARIO in Madrid, along with representatives of the associations of friendship and solidarity with the Sahrawi people.
During the summer holidays, they were given a great welcome by parliaments and local governments, which was an occasion to renew political and humanitarian support for the Saharawi people and to remind the Spanish Government of its historic and legal responsibilities towards the Saharawi people.
The children also benefited from medical examinations as well as educational and recreational programs. (SPS)
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