The transfer of migrants from a
reception centre near Venice that was at the centre of a revolt
on Monday night got under way on Wednesday with the arrival of
two coaches to take them to similar facilities in the
neighbouring Emilia Romagna region.
Overall some 100 migrants were due to be transferred from the
centre at Cona following the overnight protest that saw
residents hole themselves up in containers, set fires and
barricade volunteers following the sudden death of a young
Ivorian woman, Sandrine Bakayoko.
An autopsy subsequently showed she had died of a thrombosis.
migrants were set to leave the centre late morning.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said he was
working to tie up bilateral agreements that would reduce migrant
flows to Italy by preventing migrants from departing from source
or transit countries.
The Cona revolt sparked a fresh political row about the
reception of migrants in Italy.
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