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Hundreds of migrants arrive in Italy on boat from Egypt

By REUTERS

APRIL 7, 2016 14:11

Updated: APRIL 7, 2016 14:10

ROME - Italy's coast guard said on Thursday it had rescued more than 300 migrants from a packed boat in which they had travelled hundreds of kilometers (miles) from Egypt to the Strait of Sicily.

People fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East have been arriving in southern Italian waters for years, usually from Libya, where they pay smugglers for the passage.

A spokeswoman for the Italian coast guard said migrants had arrived from Egypt in the past, but much less frequently than from Libya, which is about half as far away by boat.

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