Australian border control officials on Thursday confirmed a boat carrying almost 100 suspected asylum seekers has been stopped near Christmas Island of Australia. According to the authorities, the vessel was intercepted late on Wednesday by Australian border control officials, who found 97 passengers and three crew on board. The group will be transferred to Christmas Island for the usual security, identity and health checks. Meanwhile, the Australia Department of Immigration said on Thursday an investigation is underway into a brawl involving up to 100 people at the Christmas Island asylum seekers detention center. On Monday morning, a fight broke out at the detention center's construction camp involving Iraqi, Iranian, Afghanistan asylum seekers and Indonesian boat crew. Three asylum seekers were injured and were taken to hospital. Official figures showed there are 5,056 people in immigration detentions in Australia, including 742 children. 