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Rescued migrants arrive on board a coastguard vessel at the harbor of Lampedusa October 3, 2013. (REUTERS/Nino Randazzo/ASP press office/Handout via Reuters)


At least 94 migrants dead in shipwreck off Italy

At least 94 migrants dead in shipwreck off Italy

by | Oct 3, 2013 | World

Rome, Associated Press—A ship carrying African migrants to Europe caught fire and capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa on Thursday, killing at least 94 people as it spilled hundreds of passengers into the sea, officials said. Over 150 people were rescued but...