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Matteo Salvini: Italian ports closed to migrants
Two charities sought permission to drop off people rescued off the Libyan coast.
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Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini on Sunday reiterated his stance that migrant vessels are not welcome at the country’s ports, following requests from NGOs to allow two rescue ships to dock.
“Italian ports are CLOSED,” the right-wing leader tweeted in one of a series of posts on social media. “The traffickers of men and their accomplices know that our ports are closed, STOP!” he said.
Two charities carrying out rescue operations this weekend sought permission to drop off people rescued off the…