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According to a statement from the Ministry of National Security in St Kitts, the Antigua and Barbuda government has reversed its decision to return the Cameroonians rescued from the March 28 boat disaster to St Kitts.<\/p>

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The 14 Cameroonian migrants were en route to St Thomas when their fishing vessel capsized.<\/p>\n

The St Kitts authorities claimed that they had initially agreed to accept the migrants but have since rescinded the offer.<\/p>

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The statement also revealed that five of the 14 people rescued from the boat remain at large after escaping from a detention facility outside Basseterre where they were being held.<\/p>

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Three bodies were recovered from the water after the disaster, and around a dozen more are missing and presumed dead.<\/p>\n

The migrants were among hundreds of Cameroonians fleeing conflict back home who arrived in Antigua late last year on charter flights from Nigeria.<\/p>

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Local authorities have yet to comment on the disappearance of the West Africans that were in custody in St Kitts, or the announcement from the authorities there that Antigua and Barbuda has backtracked on its earlier pledge to allow them back here.<\/p>\n

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According to a statement from the Ministry of National Security in St Kitts, the Antigua and Barbuda government has reversed its decision to return the Cameroonians rescued from the March 28 boat disaster to St Kitts. The 14 Cameroonian migrants were en route to St Thomas when their fishing vessel capsized. 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