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Malta allows Libyan Coastguard to intercept a migrant boat within its own search and rescue zone

ACTIVISTS accused the Maltese maritime authorities of violating international refugee laws in two separate events in the Mediterranean this weekend.   

The first incident happened on Friday afternoon after Alarm Phone, a network which provides support for people crossing the Mediterranean to Europe, alerted the Maltese Armed Forces of a migrant boat in distress within its search and rescue (SAR) zone. 

Alarm Phone says its repeated calls to Malta on Friday evening were ignored. 

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