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138 migrants land in Crotone

Rescued by a Frontex patrol boat en route from Turkey

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 18 - A group of 138 refugees and migrants landed in Crotone in Italy's southern Calabria region on Thursday after being rescued by a Frontex patrol boat with support from the Italian coast guard 15 nautical miles out to sea.
    The survivors included 41 minors, of whom 7 were unaccompanied.
    There was also a 20-day-old baby boy.
    The group - 108 Afghans, 19 Iranians, 7 Syrians, 2 Uzbeks and 2 Pakistanis - reportedly departed from Turkey five days ago.
    (ANSA).
   

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