(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) More than 200 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean were expected to land in Italy on Saturday, the first day of a new sea patrol mission ran by the European Union, dpa reported.
Italy's navy said it disembarked 151 people who were picked up on Friday off Sicily's south-eastern tip in the port of Augusta. It said that the coast guard was also involved in the operations.
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