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Lampedusa: Alitalia flight started clandestine's repatriation

Lampedusa, Italy - Immigrants were diverted to Libya

A group composed by 45 refugees was boarded on the MD-80 provided by Alitalia around the 10:00am yesterday: Alitalia’s plane was bound for Tripoli. Lampedusa’s reception centre can thus starting to sigh with relief after the overcrowding recently experienced (see for details AVIONEWS). But there are polemics on the forced repatriation to Libya suffered by NO-EU immigrants and after an officer for UN...

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Rome, Italy, 06/23/2005 14:31
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