Muslims who were among
migrants trying to get from Libya to Italy in a boat this week threw 12 fellow
passengers overboard, killing them because the 12 were Christians, Italian
police say. The Police disclosed 15 people have been arrested in connection of
the murder.
migrants trying to get from Libya to Italy in a boat this week threw 12 fellow
passengers overboard, killing them because the 12 were Christians, Italian
police say. The Police disclosed 15 people have been arrested in connection of
the murder.
According to reports, a group
of 105 people left Libya on Tuesday in a rubber boat and sometime during the
trip across the Mediterranean Sea, the alleged assailants, Muslims from the Ivory
Coast, Mali and Senegal, threw the 12 overboard over religious argument.
of 105 people left Libya on Tuesday in a rubber boat and sometime during the
trip across the Mediterranean Sea, the alleged assailants, Muslims from the Ivory
Coast, Mali and Senegal, threw the 12 overboard over religious argument.
Other people on the voyage
told police that they themselves were spared “because they strongly
opposed the drowning attempt and formed a human chain.”
told police that they themselves were spared “because they strongly
opposed the drowning attempt and formed a human chain.”
The boat was later intercepted
by an Italian navy vessel, which transferred the passengers to a
Panamanian-flagged ship, after which the arrests were made. The 12 who died
were from Nigeria and Ghana, the police said.
by an Italian navy vessel, which transferred the passengers to a
Panamanian-flagged ship, after which the arrests were made. The 12 who died
were from Nigeria and Ghana, the police said.
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