According to the Italian police, 12 Christians, from Ghana and Nigeria were thrown overboard by Muslim migrants from Libya, whom spent the past week trying to make it to Italy. Police in Palermo have arrested 15 of the migrants on suspicion of murder. The journey began on Tuesday with a group of 105 people leaving Libya in a rubber boat. Coming from the Ivory Coast, Mali, and Senegal, the Muslim assailants may have thrown more overboard but according to the other people making the trip, they remained on the boat "because they strongly opposed the drowning attempt and formed a human chain." The boat was intercepted by an Italian navy vessel, who then docked the boat in Palermo and from there made the arrests. This isn't an unusual trip to make, as each year it is made by Africans in order to escape the poverty and war. The Italian Coast Guard has stated that more than 10,000 have arrived at the Italian Border since last week, this is not including the many that are lost throughout the voyage. The International Organization for Migration have reported that the current death toll is closing in on a thousand.
Post By: Giacomo Raimondi
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/16/europe/italy-migrants-christians-thrown-overboard/index.html
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