VALLETTA, April 10 — A group of North African migrants rescued from a sinking boat came ashore in Malta early on Friday, hours after the government had said no further groups would be allowed in after it closed its ports due to the coronavirus emergency. The 64 migrants were rescued by the...
Rescued migrants look on from a military vessel after it arrived in Senglea in Valletta’s Grand Harbour, after an outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Malta April 10, 2020. — Reuters pic
The Maltese government said in a statement the armed forces had been monitoring the migrants for some hours before a patrol boat picked them up. “It is in the interest, and is the responsibility, of such people not to endanger themselves on a risky voyage to a country which is not in a position to offer them a secure harbour,” the government said.
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