Russian Ship Rescues Africans From Sea
From Times Wire Reports
A Russian ship rescued 50 illegal immigrants from the waters off Malta after they were thrown overboard by their smugglers. Ten people were missing and feared drowned. The smugglers apparently panicked when they saw the Russian merchant ship approach Saturday night in the Mediterranean, about 90 miles south of Malta. Most of the immigrants were from Africa. The smugglers were probably trying to take the people to Sicily. The survivors were taken to Valletta, Malta’s capital and main port.
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