Lampedusa boat tragedy is `slaughter of innocents´says Italian president

English: Migrants arriving on the Island of Lampedusa in August 2007 Deutsch: Flüchtlinge erreichen im August 2007 die italienische Insel Lampedusa (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Italy appeals for help to deal with migrant problem after deaths of more than 100 African migrants, including three children

• Lizzy Davies in Rome
• The Guardian,              Thursday 3 October 2013 19.33 BST

 Link to video: Lampedusa, Italy: 82 bodies recovered from migrant boat wreck

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More than 100 people were dead and about 200 missing on Thursday night after a migrant boat caught fire on the perilous sea crossing from Africa to Europe, prompting an outcry in Italy and calls for urgent action by the international community. …

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