Migrants killed in 'religious clash' on Mediterranean boat

bbc ^ | 4-16-2015

[Citizen Zed]

Italian police say they have arrested 15 Muslim migrants after they allegedly threw 12 Christians overboard following a row on a boat heading to Italy.

The Christian migrants, said to be from Ghana and Nigeria, are all feared dead.

In a separate incident, more than 40 people drowned after another migrant boat sank between Libya and Italy.

Almost 10,000 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean have been rescued in recent days. Italy has called for more help from the EU to handle the crisis.

More than 500 people from Africa and the Middle East have died making the perilous crossing since the start of the year. Earlier this week, 400 people were believed to have drowned when their boat capsized.

In the latest sinking, the Italian navy plucked four survivors - a Ghanaian, two Nigerians, and a man from Niger - from the sea and took them to Sicily along with 600 other migrants trying to make the crossing in various vessels.

They told the police their inflatable boat sank not long after leaving the coast of Libya with 45 people on board.

[Citizen Zed]

A Hillary Clinton success story!

[colorado tanker]

This could not have been a “religious” clash. Just ask President Obozo.

[martinidon]

Italy will probably just send them to the U.S.. Years ago that is what most of the Caribbean Islands would do. Back in the 90’s my sister-in-law lived in the Cayman Islands and when a boat/raft from Haiti would end up on their island they would provide medical care, food and the next flight to Miami.

[skinkinthegrass]

in all fairness, put these murdering thugs back on their "craft" tow it out to sea..
30 miles out and put massive holes in their transportation let 'em drift/no water
/food/shelter...food for sharks, it's only fair.

[Mike Darancette]

ISIS is probably behind this.