Italy seizes charity boat after it brings migrants ashore

ROME (Reuters) – Interior Minister Matteo Salvini let a charity boat carrying 30 rescued migrants dock at an Italian port on Friday, but said the vessel would be impounded and not let out to sea again.
The migrants, including two pregnant women, a baby and four unaccompanied minors, were picked up by the Mare Jonio on Thursday some 40 miles (64 km) off the coast of Libya as their rubber boat was sinking.
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Source: reuters.com

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini.
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini.

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