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By Trend
A total of 59 migrants on a catamaran were rescued off the coast of the Italian Salento peninsula, Trend reports via Italian media.
The catamaran docked at the port of Santa Maria di Leuca around 6 a.m. local time.
Of the 59 migrants 2 were from Azerbaijan, 7 from Palestine, 7 from Syria, 18 from Iraq and 25 from Iran.
Rescued migrants will be temporarily placed in the Masseria Ghermi immigration center in Italy.