Italy ferries Tunisians off Sicilian island
Italy ferried hundreds of Tunisians off a tiny Sicilian island Saturday amid government fears that terrorists could mix in among the boatloads of people fleeing turmoil in North Africa, but the exodus to Italian shores aboard rickety fishing vessels continued without letup.
One clandestine migrant died and another was missing after a vessel loaded with 12 people sunk near Zaris in Tunisian waters, Tunisia's official news agency TAP reported. Official Tunisian sources said the boat was headed toward European coasts, without citing a country. (AP)
