Italian coastguard: 700 migrants rescued near Libyan shores.
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Rome, 14.02.2015(Lana) Two commercial ships and an Italian
coastguard vessel rescued nearly 700 migrants from congested boats
near the Libyan shores on Friday.
The spokesperson of the Italian coastguard said the command
center in Rome organized the rescue operation, which began yesterday
after receiving a call through a satellite telephone.
He added that all of those who were rescued are in good
condition.
More than 300 African migrants were killed last week in an
attempt to reach Italy from North Africa.
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