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The Latest: After more than 20 blazes, Sweden to keep location of refugee housing secret

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    Afghan migrants arrive on the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean sea from Turkey on an overcrowded dinghy , Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. Greece’s government says it is preparing a rent-assistance program to cope with a growing number of refugees, who face the oncoming winter and mounting resistance in Europe. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios) (The Associated Press)

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    A Syrian mother hugs her child after they arrived from Turkey at the Greek island of Lesbos on an overcrowded inflatable boat , Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. Greece’s government says it is preparing a rent-assistance program to cope with a growing number of refugees, who face the oncoming winter and mounting resistance in Europe. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios) (The Associated Press)

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    Migrants are led by German Federal Police to an emergency accommodation center after crossing the Austrian-German border near Wegscheid, Germany, Tuesday Oct. 27, 2015. Europe’s refugee crisis can only be solved “step by step” with EU nations and Turkey working together, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday, dismissing the latest jab from a prominent domestic critic. (Armin Weigel/dpa via AP) (The Associated Press)

STOCKHOLM – The latest in the odyssey of hundreds of thousands of migrants crossing Europe in search of a new life. All times local.

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Sweden's immigration agency says it will no longer publicize the location of facilities intended to house refugees after more than 20 fires, many considered arsons, have either destroyed or made the buildings temporarily unusable.

Migrationsverket spokeswoman Johanna Uhr says future sites "will somehow be kept concealed."

Uhr says it hasn't yet decided how to do that.

In recent weeks, Sweden has seen a spate of arson attacks on asylum centers or buildings to be used as such as an influx of refugees has surged. Immigration officials estimate some 190,000 asylum-seekers will arrive this year, putting Sweden second only to Germany among EU members.

Last week, Migrationsverket called an idea by a Swedish municipality to keep a facility secret unrealistic. The agency's new position came after two more blazes early Wednesday.