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The big wave of migrant-boat arrivals
that has put the small Italian island of Lampedusa at the centre
of international attention continued unabated on Wednesday.
Nine groups of migrants made up of a total of 242 people landed
early on Wednesday, after 23 boats brought 896 to Italy's
southernmost island on Tuesday.
There were over 1,700 people at Lampedusa's migrant hotspot
early on Wednesday, including over 443 unaccompanied minors.
Ex-premier and 5-Star Movement (M5S) leader Giuseppe Conte is
visiting the island on Wednesday.
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