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EU under heavy criticism for its handling of refugee crisis

Wednesday, 13 June 2018 12:13 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 13 June 2018 12:16 AM ]

Members of humanitarian organisations SOS Mediterranee and Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF - Doctors Without Borders) perform a rescue drill during a joint operation at the MV Aquarius. (AFP)

Max Civili
Press TV, Rome

Spain has announced that it will let a ship holding some six-hundred asylum seekers dock on its shores after Italy and Malta refused to accept the vessel. The ship Aquarius had been on standby since June 10, waiting for permission to dock at a nearby port of safety. Max Civili reports.

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