Immigrants land at Mġarr, Gozo

A boatload of 30 migrants was handed over to immigration police at Haywharf in Pietàyesterday after being spotted off Gozo. The boat was sighted by the police in Xlendi but when the migrants saw the police they immediately tried to sail away from the...

A boatload of 30 migrants was handed over to immigration police at Haywharf in Pietàyesterday after being spotted off Gozo.

The boat was sighted by the police in Xlendi but when the migrants saw the police they immediately tried to sail away from the bay.

The 28 males and two females, all wearing life jackets, were escorted into Mġarr Harbour by a patrol boat and were met by the Red Cross Gozo branch.

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