Two migrants on the loose

Two Nigerians migrants who had been refused refugee status, escaped from Safi detention camp early this morning and are still on the loose.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs confirmed the escape, saying they had scaled a fence.

A search is being conducted by the AFM and the Detention Service.

Meanwhile, Maltastar in a statement condemned an incident where a journalist and a photographer who were on site were detained by AFM soldiers who attempted to confiscate the camera and subsequently ordered the deletion of photos stored in its memory. The orders were later countermanded.

AFM spokesman Ivan Consiglio said when contacted that the soldiers allegedly implicated were attached to the Detention Service and therefore fell under a different chain of command. He said, however, that the AFM deplored such incidents, as long as national security was not involved.

The Home Affairs Ministry said it regretted the misunderstnading and recommended that journalists identified themselves immediately when reporting from such places to avoid similar incidents.