84 Indonesians head home after being freed from Myanmar scam centers

Two commercial flights to take the former captives to Jakarta on Friday

20250227 Indonesians from Myanmar scam centers

Thai troops provide security for the transfer of Indonesian nationals who had been forced to work at scam centers in eastern Myanmar, on their arrival at Thailand's Mae Sot, Tak province, on Feb. 27. © AP

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) -- Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrived at the Thai border city of Mae Sot earlier on Thursday in an ongoing repatriation effort following a crackdown by Thailand, Myanmar and China.

Two buses with the Indonesians on board drove across the Second Thailand Myanmar Friendship Bridge, accompanied by police escort. The vehicles then entered a checkpoint area, where passengers were seen being taken in batches for a screening that includes a health check and identity verification.

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