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The interior ministry on Wednesday
sent an urgent request to every prefect in the country calling
on law enforcement to locate emergency lodging for the thousands
of migrants who have landed on Italian soil in recent hours.
Italy issued a fresh call for help from the European Union
Wednesday after rescuing more than 4,000 migrants in 48 hours.
Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said in a radio interview
that most migrants now disembarking on Italy's shores are
political asylum seekers, and Europe must give Italy a bigger
hand in processing and relocating them.
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