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About 25, 000 Tunisians arrived in Malta and the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa during the spring.
BBC: 2011 in the European Parliament
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This is what they've wanted, the Italian island of Lampedusa.
BBC: Last Updated: Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 12:19 GMT
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They later told rescuers that 29 others had set off with them on the 300km (185 mile) journey from al-Zuwara on the Libyan coast to the Italian island of Lampedusa.
ECONOMIST: Illegal immigration to Italy
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As a result, only 9 of the 72 migrants who boarded the boat in Tripoli -- supposedly headed for the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa -- survived the 15-day voyage at sea.
CNN: Report: NATO shares blame over Libya migrant boat deaths
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Plenty of space for the people smugglers to bring the migrants down here by cover of night, launch them off in those small wooden boats and head them towards the Italian island of Lampedusa, or sometimes to Malta.
BBC: Last Updated: Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 12:19 GMT
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Italian Coast Guard 7th Naval Squadron, Lampedusa, Sicily, nominated by Italy for working day and night, seven days a week, to save the lives of thousands of people from boats and rafts adrift or sinking in the waters surrounding the island of Lampedusa.
FORBES: Korean Ship Captain Honored for Extraordinary Bravery at Sea
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Lampedusa, the closest Italian island to Africa, has become a destination for tens of thousands of refugees seeking to enter European Union countries.
CNN: Report: NATO shares blame over Libya migrant boat deaths