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Sicily is in emergency due to clandestines: EU asked for airplanes and ships

Agrigento, Italy - An unceasing flow of landings on Sicily coasts

23 clandestines arrived in the night at Lampedusa after having been transferred on the Italian coast-guard’s motor patrol boat: they were previously spotted by an Atlantic plane. Over 150 clandestines on two boats arrived early today to Lampedusa port. The no European immigrants have been immediately stopped by police agents. A boat with about 200 clandestines arrived today too and was spotted by I...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 121607
Rome, Italy, 06/03/2005 18:21
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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