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Fingerprint ids to be tried out on refugees

Russia’s Federal Migration Service has decided to test its new fingerprinting system on migrants from CIS countries and refugees before introducing it for the whole country.

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Source: http://rt.com/prime-time/2010-08-19/fingerprinting-refugees-migrants-russia.html