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Awkward questions for Malta after details emerge of the ‘ghost ship’ that returned 51 refugees to Libya
An unnamed fishing boat arrives into Tripoli with refugees on board

AWKWARD questions have been raised over the Maltese government’s involvement in the return of refugees to Libya last week on a ship that may have tried to hide its identity.

Four refugee boats attempted to cross the Mediterranean from Libya on April 9 or 10. Two of them made it to safety. One of them is believed to have capsized.

The refugees on the other were returned to the north African country on a fishing boat despite having been in Malta’s search-and-rescue zone since April 12.

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