More Than 70 African Immigrants Found Near Death

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ROME - A cargo ship rescued 74 illegal immigrants who were found near death on a small boat drifting in the Mediterranean, police said, while about 25 more may have died and been tossed overboard.

The immigrants, from two West African countries, had left Libya and were trying to make their way to Italy, the ANSA news agency said. They were found south of Sicily, and were brought to the island's port of Syracuse on Sunday.

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More Than 70 African Immigrants Found Near Death

One died upon arrival and 16 were hospitalized,...

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