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Libya frees 18 Sicilian fishermen: Italian government
ROME, Dec 17, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – A group of Sicilian fishermen held in Libya
since September have been released, the Italian government said on Thursday.
“Our fishermen are free,” said Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in a
Facebook post, while Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte tweeted a picture of the
18 men with the comment “Have a good trip home”.
BSS/AFP/IJ/1732 hrs