Tensions rise in Lampedusa, a small Italian island, over swell of economic migrants
Malcolm Brabant:
Another nonprofit, Doctors Without Borders, reported that many of the new arrivals had sustained violent injuries in Libya, where many sub-Saharan Africans transit on their way to Europe.
The Italian authorities also believe people traffickers were hiding among the migrants and have launched an investigation.
So, what's happening right now is that these people, along with about 150 others, are being taken out to a Coast Guard ship out there. They are being moved off the island and taken to the mainland straight away, because there simply isn't enough room for them here on this island.
The journey of Siaka Kenny, the Liberian businessman, was proceeding as planned.
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