Huambo - At least 13 citizens that were living illegally in Huambo province were sent to a detention centre of foreigners in Luanda, in order to be repatriated to their respective countries, Angop has learnt.

This was announced by the SME's provincial director in Huambo, AlbertoJoão Dassala, adding that among the foreigner citizens are one from France, two from Guinea Conakry, six from the Democratic Republic of Congo, three from China and one from Mozambique.

Their detention is fruit of the reinforcement of measures of fight against this phenomenon in this region. Last year 53 foreign citizens were sent to the mentioned detention centre.