Boat people escorted ashore

A group of 27 illegal immigrants, consisting of 19 males and eight females, were escorted to the Armed Forces of Malta's Maritime Squadron at Haywharf, Pietà, at about seven yesterday morning, the police said. The boat people were rescued by a foreign...

A group of 27 illegal immigrants, consisting of 19 males and eight females, were escorted to the Armed Forces of Malta's Maritime Squadron at Haywharf, Pietà, at about seven yesterday morning, the police said.

The boat people were rescued by a foreign trawler about 98 miles south of Malta.

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