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Syrian refugees see future in continental Europe

By Menelaos Hadjicostis

Published September 26, 2014 8:24pm ET

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Syrian refugees see future in continental Europe — This Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014 photo taken from a cruise ship that rescued the migrants from a small boat stranded off the east Mediterranean island's main Limassol port, Cyprus, shows apparent refugees on the boat. More than 300 people, apparent refugees fleeing from Syria, refused to leave the cruise ship, a cruise line official said Thursday.(AP Photo/Haris Milonas) | Haris Milonas

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Surrounded by compatriots among a row of white canvas tents and prefabricated homes, Bahjat Molla sings mournfully of missing his Latakia home, of the aroma of freshly brewed coffee, of sitting with his mother.

It’s an impromptu performance for the 22-year old in front of some of the 345 Syrian refugees who started settling in Friday in this former army camp converted into way station for newly-arrived migrants. He doesn’t disappoint.

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