Lampedusa: Tunisian boat people riot against deportation

Lampedusa: Tunisian boat people riot against deportation

Via AFP:
Tunisian boat people rioted Monday on the Italian island of Lampedusa in a protest against their imminent deportation under a controversial deal struck between Rome and Tunis last week.

"Freedom! Freedom!" shouted some of the migrants at a compound in which hundreds are being held. Some of them started a small fire at the centre which was quickly put out by the fire brigade, and dozens fled the enclosure.

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