Migrants wait before disembarking from a Coast Guard boat as they arrive in the Sicilian harbour of Palermo. Reuters
IBTimes: Libya migrants: Muslim refugees arrested in Italy for throwing Christians into sea after fight
Italian police have arrested 15 Muslim migrants in Palermo for allegedly having thrown Christian refugees off the rubber boat that was taking them to Italy after a fight for "religious reasons", according to media reports.
Those arrested - from Mali, Guinea and Ivory Coast - were part of a group of 100 that were rescued off the Libyan coast by the Italian coastguard.
After their arrival in Palermo, the other migrants informed police that 12 Christian refugees were hurled off the boat and killed after a religious row with the 15 Muslims that were later arrested. Among the arrested is a 17-year-old, according to Repubblica newspaper.
WNU Editor: I suspect that this is just the tip of the iceberg on what is happening in these migrations .... and I also suspect that what we are witnessing now is just the lull before the storm .... that Europe has to prepare itself to face the real possibility that millions will be trying to get into the continent this summer season.
More News On Muslim Migrants Being Accused Of Throwing Christians Overboard While Fleeing To Europe
Police: Muslim migrants threw Christians overboard -- USA Today/AP
Migrants 'throw' 12 overboard in religious row: Italy police -- AFP
Migrants killed in 'religious clash' on Mediterranean boat -- BBC
Italian police: Muslim migrants threw Christians overboard -- CNN
Italian police arrest migrants alleged to have thrown Christians overboard -- The Guardian
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