Italy arrests 2 Ukrainians suspected of trafficking Syrians by boat


  • World
  • Friday, 10 Jun 2016

ROME (Reuters) - Italian police have arrested two Ukrainians suspected of trafficking Syrians to Italy on a sail boat, and have launched a probe to find the criminal organisation ultimately responsible.

Almost 50,000 sea-borne migrants have landed this year in Italy, which is on the front line of Europe's biggest migration crisis since World War Two.

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