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5 Egyptians accused of smuggling migrants direct to Sicily
[AlAhram] Italian police say they have detained five Egyptians accused of smuggling a boatload of 264 The overloaded fishing boat pulled into the Ragusa port Saturday, its third day at sea, and the Police said Monday that the ...is run by the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), with about the amounts of democracy and justice you'd expect from a party with that name. National elections have been periodically scheduled and cancelled; none have ever been held in the country. The president, Isaias Afewerki, has been in office since independence in 1993 and will probably die there of old age... , identified the five Egyptian crew who charged them 1,500 euros apiece for the passage. While most Overall, migrant crossings to Italia began decreasing in 2017, after Italia's previous government negotiated deals with Libyan leaders and militias. The numbers have dropped further after the current government cracked down on humanitarian groups operating rescue missions in the Mediterranean. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-11-27 |
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