Three people arrested in connection with the sinking of a migrant boat
Italian police have announced the arrest of three suspects in relation to the tragic sinking of a migrant boat in the country’s waters
The boat, carrying 200 passengers including Iranians and Afghans, claimed the lives of at least 64 people in the incident
Italian police stated on Wednesday that they have detained one Turkish national and two Pakistani nationals on suspicion of smuggling migrants into Italy
Alberto Lipolis, an Italian police official, said that these three individuals had thrown the wooden boat carrying migrants into the water despite adverse weather conditions in Turkey and headed towards Italy
According to this police official, the survivors of this tragedy have identified these three individuals as the main culprits of the incident