1,400 Migrants Rescued at Sea

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Ships from Italy and France rescued more than 1,400 migrants on Saturday after smugglers’ boats ran into trouble in the Mediterranean Sea near Libya. Italian officials said 1,200 migrants were taken to Italian ports after several different rescue operations by its coast guard and navy. In a French operation, 217 migrants in three rubber dinghies were rescued by a marine patrol boat and two people suspected of being smugglers were detained in the seas north of Libya, French officials said. All were being turned over to Italian authorities.