Lampedusa: 1,600 migrants arrive over weekend

Lampedusa: 1,600 migrants arrive over weekend

Via AFP:
Some 1,600 migrants from north Africa have arrived on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa this weekend, ANSA news agency reported Sunday.

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Since the start of the year, more than 11,000 Africans fleeing conflicts in north Africa have landed in southern Italy, in increasing numbers since NATO air raids on Libya began in mid-March and the weather improved.

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