Rome (AFP) – Italy seized control Tuesday of an NGO ship it had blocked from landing nearly 50 migrants picked up off the Libyan coast, the interior ministry said.
The authorities “are in the process of taking control of the Mare Jonio, escorting the boat into the (southern) port of Lampedusa,” it said.
“Questioning of the crew could following in the next few hours,” it added.
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