Friday saw a clash on X between the
German foreign ministry and Elon Musk over German NGO-run
migrant rescue ships and migrants landing in Italy.
Musk retweeted a video showing rescue operations at sea by NGOs
that are allegedly subsidised by the German government and that
"collect illegal migrants and bring them to Italy".
Musk asked: "Are the Germans aware of this?"
The English-language account of the German foreign ministry then
replied directly to Musk, saying "Yes, and it's called saving
lives".
Ten of the 19 NGO rescue ships in the Med are German flagged.
Rome says they should take their human cargo to Germany.
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