Italian
coast guard ships, along with military vessels from Ireland and Britain,
have rescued at least 2,900 migrants from 21 smugglers boats in the
Mediterranean, north of Libya.
An Irish
military statement said the Irish vessel Le Eithne was involved in six
of the operations on Sunday, rescuing migrants from inflatable rubber
dinghies.
In a statement, the Italian coast guard also confirmed the number.
About 100 of
the migrants were being brought to the tiny island of Lampedusa, off
Sicily. Authorities were determining which larger, southern Italian
ports would receive the others on Monday.
So far this
year, about 60,000 migrants saved by ships in a multi-nation search and
rescue mission have been brought to Italian ports.
Many seek asylum from wars or persecution in Africa or the Middle East, and hope to reach families in northern Europe
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