Ship Carrying Refugees Docks; 3 Rescuers Held
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Thirty-seven Africans aboard an aid agency’s ship were allowed to dock at Porto Empedocle, Sicily, but the captain, a crew member and the head of the aid agency were held on suspicion of aiding illegal immigration.
The German aid group Cap Anamur said its ship rescued the men from a broken-down vessel in the Mediterranean Sea on June 20. Some refugees had said they were fleeing a humanitarian crisis in Sudan, but police said they apparently were from Ghana and Nigeria.
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