ITALY: Illegal immigrants rescued and brought to the shores of an Italian island

Record ID: 348681

  • Title: ITALY: Illegal immigrants rescued and brought to the shores of an Italian island
  • Date: 11th June 2006
  • Summary: LINE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ESCORTED AWAY FROM DOCK BY FINANCE POLICE
  • Embargoed: 26th June 2006 13:00
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  • Location: Italy
  • Country: Italy
  • Topics: International Relations
  • Reuters ID: LVAD2DNUE0LALQMQYYHR8AQUBJ6E
  • Story Text: More than seventy illegal immigrants were brought to shore to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa between Friday night and Saturday (June 9 and 10).
    The immigrants, mainly from Africa, were rescued by an Italian military ship and Police boats away from Italian shores and taken to Lampedusa. After medical treatment and identification procedures, all the illegal immigrants will be taken to a holding centre on the island and will be later sent back to their country of origin. Lampedusa, mid-way between Sicily and the North African coast, is a magnet for thousands of illegal immigrants every year.
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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