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Thousands of migrants rescued in 3 days in Mediterranean

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ROME - About 8,300 migrants have been rescued from unseaworthy smugglers boats over Easter weekend in the Mediterranean.

 

A UN refugee agency spokeswoman, Carlotta Sami, tweeted on Monday that "rescuers worked incessantly" over Friday, Saturday and Sunday, to save them. Eight migrants died, including a pregnant woman.

 

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