An immigrant's body washed up on a beach in Sicily on Tuesday after two boat landings from North Africa in two days, including one in which dozens of migrants were forced to swim ashore by the crew.
The body was found near the seaside village of Tre Fontane, the same area where Italian border police said they had tracked down 48 undocumented migrants on Monday and Tuesday after two separate landings.
Many of the migrants were drenched and told police that crew members had pushed them into the sea to make their way to the shore even though many could not swim, Italian news agency ANSA reported.
At least one migrant is still believed missing.
Border guards have arrested the three crew members -- all Tunisian -- of one of the boats involved.
Wednesday 2 January 2013
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/66721-migrant-found-dead-after-italy-boat-landings
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