A pregnant migrant woman was rescued by the Armed Forces of Malta late last night.

The army said it was contacted by the Rome coordination centre to assist the vessel Vos Hestia.

The woman was transferred to an AFM helicopter and taken to the AFM Airwing, from where she was taken to hospital by ambulance. No further details were made available. 

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