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Italy impounds charity ship that rescued nearly 200 migrants at sea

A ship operated by Spanish NGO Open Arms docked in Naples harbour in Italy, on June 20 2019. © AFP/Filippo Monteforte

Italian authorities have impounded a vessel operated by a Spanish charity, the group said on Thursday, after it carried out multiple rescues of migrants stranded in the Mediterranean.

The Open Arms group said in a statement it had completed three rescues on Saturday and picked up 176 people at sea, including more than 90 unaccompanied minors.

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