Cambodia admits first asylum-seekers under Australia deal: Official

 Cambodia received its first batch of asylum seekers from Australian custody Thursday as part of a widely-criticised deal between the two countries.

Phnom Penh: Cambodia received its first batch of asylum seekers from Australian custody Thursday as part of a widely-criticised deal between the two countries.

The refugees -- three Iranians and one ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar -- were flown into Phnom Penh airport. 

"They have arrived now, and we already handed them to the IOM," Chhay Bonna, the airport`s chief immigration officer told AFP, referring to the International Organization for Migration.

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