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REFUGEE CRISIS

Pope and NGOs seek “safe port” for 49 migrants

Sev­eral NGOs and the Vat­i­can yes­ter­day raised an alarm call to na­tional gov­ern­ment, to take in the 49 mi­grants who are aboard NGO ves­sels in the Mediter­ranean at pre­sent, some of whom were res­cued from the water two weeks ago. On two ships, they have been al­lowed to enter Mal­tese wa­ters to es­cape storm con­di­tions, but de­nied safe entry to Mal­tese ports, among oth­ers.

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