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07/12/2004:

"Italy Allows African Refugees To Dock"

The drama surrounding 37 African refugees, mostly Sudanese, aboard a German relief ship off the coast of Italy ended on Sunday.

After a nearly three-week standoff with Malta over the fate of the rescue ship "Cap Anamur," the Italian government permitted the ship to enter the Sicilian port of Porto Empedocle, the Italian news agency ANSA reported Sunday.

Full Article : dw-world.de