Nearly 1,000 undocumented migrants heading to Europe, including 170 children, were rescued in the seas off the coast of southern Italy in the past two days by the Italian navy, according to a internet(www.upi.com) reports.
In the most recent incident, 462 migrants were rescued Tuesday off Italy's Lampedusa Island in the Mediterranean Sea. On Monday, 488 were located off Sicily's Capo Passero.
Those rescued this week are believed to be from Syria, as well as from Egypt and Bangladesh.
Bangladeshis among 1,000 rescued in Mediterranean
FE Team | Published: May 23, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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