Muslim migrants throw 12 Christians overboard in Mediterranean, police say

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Italy's migration crisis took on a deadly new twist Thursday, as police in Sicily reported that Muslim migrants had thrown 12 Christians overboard during a recent crossing from Libya, while aid groups said another 41 were feared drowned in a separate incident.

Palermo police said they detained 15 people suspected in the high-seas assault, which they learned of while interviewing tearful survivors from Nigeria and Ghana who had arrived in Palermo Wednesday morning, after being rescued at sea.

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The 15 were accused of multiple homicide aggravated by religious hatred, police said in a statement. Read more...

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