Four boats with 350 migrants from Nigeria, Ghana, others land in Italy

Date: 21-08-2013 6:17 pm (10 years ago) | Author: Abraham Dickson
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ROME (AFP) – Four boats carrying more than 350 migrants including Egyptians and Syrians have landed in Italy, officials said Monday, the latest arrivals due to the growing unrest in north Africa.

Ninety-nine people including 17 women and 11 children arrived on one boat that was intercepted by coastguard vessels and taken to Catania in Sicily.

The migrants said they were from Syria and Egypt.

“Some of us are escaping from Egypt because there are people who lost relatives after the fall of (deposed Islamist president Mohamed) Morsi,” one migrant was quoted as saying by Italian news agency ANSA.

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Posted: at 21-08-2013 06:17 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
- civictayo4great at 21-08-2013 06:29 PM (10 years ago)
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why Nigerians?
Posted: at 21-08-2013 06:29 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- ThoRam at 22-08-2013 07:51 AM (10 years ago)
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Noted
 
Posted: at 22-08-2013 07:51 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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