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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

The Latest: Migrants head to Italy after standoff

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — The Latest on migrant issues in Europe (all times local): 8:35 p.m. An aid group is bringing a boat with 105 migrants to Sicily after a bureaucratic standoff by the Italian coast guard left the migrants exposed to the elements for over a day. The group SOS Mediterranee said Wednesday the passengers include 34 minors, including six children under 13, from nine countries. The migrants were rescued Sunday off Libya by the Spanish group Proactiva Open Arms, which hosted them on deck aboard their 30-foot (nine-meter) sailboat Astral.


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