A rescued migrant boards a police bus as it waits to leave from the Armed Forces of Malta Maritime Squadron base in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour, Malta September 21, 2019. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
LA VALLETTA (Reuters) - A group of 265 migrants were brought to Malta on Saturday, including 36 from the rescue ship Ocean Viking, but the operators of the ship complained that more than 180 other migrants on board had been refused disembarkation by the island.
The Maltese armed forces said 229 migrants among Saturday's arrivals were rescued from three boats in distress in Malta's search and rescue zone.
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