The group of men believed to be from Senegal, were discovered hiding in mangroves on Saibai Island, located in the Torres Strait 4km off the Papua New Guinea mainland.
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In early April the boat carrying 15 Chinese citizens landed at the remote Mungalalu Truscott Airbase, but it wasn t until days later that Defence personnel tracked them all down.
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