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Clandestine landing in Sicily: airlift to start

Agrigento, Italy - Reception centre of Lampedusa overstepped the mark of capacity by now

In the evening or tomorrow an air-bridge should leave to transfer non-EU immigrants, following the restored landing of clandestines on the Sicily coasts. The last landing occurred in December 16, then last night, 134 men were intercepted by Italian Coast Guard off Cala Pisana. Italian Navy instead localized a boat with 60 persons (Moroccan, Iraqi, Palestinian and Algerian) off Lampedusa Island. Yesterday...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 111744
Rome, Italy, 01/11/2005 17:31
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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