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France to offer asylum to 24,000 refugees

Speaking at a press conference in Paris, President François Hollande said his country had a duty to take in those fleeing war and persecution.

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François Hollande has said France will welcome 24,000 refugees as part of an EU-wide plan that "can and will" bring the crisis under control, reports The Independent.

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