Italy sends back island migrants

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Series Details 4.10.04
Publication Date 04/10/2004
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Italy has begun airlifting migrants back to their point of departure after facilities on its southern outpost (the tiny island of Lampedusa) were swamped by hundreds of new arrivals, October 2004.
Source Link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3712052.stm
Related Links
BBC News: Italy feels strain of migrant exodus, 4.10.04 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3714158.stm
UNHCR: Press Release: UNHCR deeply concerned over returns from Italy, 4.10.04 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3712052.stm
International Organisation for Migration http://www.iom.int/
BBC News: Many drown as migrant ship sinks, 4.10.04 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3712696.stm
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