Indonesian police have detained eleven Sri Lankan possible asylum seekers, heading for Australia.
They had been abandoned by a Malaysian people smuggler, near Indonesia's Bintan island.
The group consisted of seven men, two women and two children.
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They had previously registered with the United Nations refugee agency in Malaysia.
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