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Italy's island of Lampedusa is only 150 kilometres (90 miles) from Tunisia. Totalling 110, the migrants were on board two makeshift boats that set sail off "the coast near Sfax on the night of ...

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Tunisia is a key departure point for irregular migrants seeking to reach Europe with Italy, whose island of Lampedusa is only 150 kilometres from Tunisia, often their first port of call.