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Italy’s Matteo Salvini shuts ports to migrant rescue ship

A rescue ship carrying 629 migrants is stranded in the Mediterranean after Italy’s new interior minister refused permission for it to dock.

  • BBC

Matteo Salvini, leader of the right-wing League party, promised during Italy’s recent general election to take a tough stance against migration.

Mikre 1aHe says Malta should accept the Aquarius, but it refused, arguing that it falls under Italy’s jurisdiction.

Italy is the main entry for migrants crossing from North Africa to Europe.

German charity SOS Méditerranée says the ship has been instructed by the…

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