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Police Charge Captain Of Capsized Migrant Boat

The captain of a boat which capsized in the Mediterranean – leaving hundreds of migrants feared drowned – has been charged with reckless multiple homicide.

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Police arrested him and a member of his crew when they arrived in Sicily on a boat carrying just 27 people who were still alive.

The United Nations refugee agency says they believe 800 migrants died when the boat capsized, after having spoken to the survivors.

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